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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How independent is your kid, generally?

My husband did something very similar at 17 one summer for an internship at a museum, but was attending a boarding school (albeit across the country) so was pretty independent to begin with.  His grandmother's friend happened to live in the next town and two aunts were a few hours away. The museum happened to be in a college town (internship not affiliated) and he found a group house with some college students to stay in.

It really depends on the kid, and the level of supervision they have performed under. That summer was a lot more freedom than he had had before, but not a dramatic jump, and a good trial before college. 
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16 year olds are serving as camp counsellors at sleep away camp, not only are they away from home in addition they are supervising other kids [/quote]

A 16 year old camp counselor has 24/7 supervision and all their food needs taken care of, though.

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They're not supervised any more than this kid would be at his internship and he wouldn't be responsible for little people. Also, we're supposed to be worried about 16 year olds starving to death? Insanity. [/quote]

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