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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. Also, your fourth grader should know what to do if for some reason the group leaves her behind. Go to someone who works there and tell them. With just that piece of information, she should be safe.[/quote]

My 4th grader knows very well what to do if she gets separated from her group.  That's not the issue at all.  [b]The issue is that she is so independent that she won't even realize she's not with her group for a very long time and won't panic when she realizes she not (which is good that she doesn't panic, but bad that it's not a concern to her).  She will continue to read and "enjoy" whatever is going on around her.[/b][i][u]  The flip side is that I've watched chaperones completely zone out or talk to other chaperones non-stop and basically ignore the kids and never look to see if the group is together for a very long time.  This combination is unsafe to me.

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That's not independence, OP.  That's being [b]rude, self-centered, and unsafe[/b].  You absolutely must [b]teach her how to be a safe and polite member of a group.  She is well beyond being old enough to understand that while she may want to stop and read every sign, a school field trip is not the place to do it.  It's not at all ok to completely zone-out like that and put her personal enjoyment over the safety of the rest of the group (because the time the adults have to take looking for her, is time away from all the other kids and from the planned activities of the day)
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Sure, the chaperones may be the worst ones on the planet.  In no way does that excuse your daughter's behavior.[/quote]

Bingo! I completely agree, and I have a kid like this. OP, stop blaming everybody else and focus on teaching your kid some group social skills. [/quote]

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