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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the PPs here--I think one of the reasons that I have such a strong reaction to this trip is that it is a long trip without much structure, which leaves plenty of opportunities for trouble. I would certainly consider letting my 16 year old go on a planned trip with adult supervision to a foreign country provided that there were structured activities (e.g. planned museum visits, sight seeing, plays etc.). A trip to the beach just sounds too open ended...

One more point that may get me flamed--why does a 16 year old deserve a week at the beach with her friends? This sounds rather indulgent...I get that high school students work hard...but I wonder about the message this sends to kids. I'm assuming of course that you (the parents) are paying for the food, travel etc. I'm not sure that I would want my kids to feel entitled to this kind of trip. [/quote]

I don't understand this reasoning at all.  Why wouldn't your child "deserve" a vacation?  Do you deserve one?  Does your 3 yr old? 10 yr old?  Why?  Why not?

We take our kids to luxury hotels in Europe, Asia, Australia....do they deserve it?

Strange.[/quote]

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