Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 10:17     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Parent of middle schooler here - I’m with the yes, go, crowd.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 09:27     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Anonymous wrote:What time on Sat. night? I tend to think it is fine.


OP here - plan is 6-8 (maybe 9). I'm just a few minutes from the mall or I might hang out.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 09:07     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
What time on Sat. night? I tend to think it is fine.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 09:05     Subject: Re:Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s fine! If you’re worried go hang in one of the restaurants while they walk around

I might compromise with this, but only for an hour.

Why only an hour?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 09:04     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
I not only think it is fine, but that it is a great way to foster independence and build confidence and problem solving skills. At that age, I stayed in the mall so I could meet up quickly if something came up (though it never did).
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 21:02     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Anonymous wrote:OP here - to those who are saying no way - why?


PP here whose daughter goes to Wheaton mall. I checked back in because I wondered the same thing. I sit at the mall and can’t think of any reason it’s unsafe.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 20:32     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
OP here - to those who are saying no way - why?
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 19:25     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Not in 7th grade. Not at night.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 19:19     Subject: Re:Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
I lean to yes. Do you know her friends for the most part.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 19:17     Subject: Re:Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
My 7th trader goes to the mall all the time with friends - Wheaton, not Tyson’s. It’s fine. She typically likes if I hang in case she wants money. I usually buy a bottle of water and sit on a bench and read.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:46     Subject: Re:Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Anonymous wrote:It’s fine! If you’re worried go hang in one of the restaurants while they walk around

I might compromise with this, but only for an hour.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:43     Subject: Re:Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
It’s fine! If you’re worried go hang in one of the restaurants while they walk around
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:43     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Of course she can go. You can hang out elsewhere in the mall if that makes you more comfortable.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:42     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
Absolutely not, imo. I know Tyson’s on weekend evenings, and wouldn’t even want my 14 year old to be hanging out there with “friends”.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:39     Subject: Middle schoolers at the mall on Saturday night?
MY 7th grade daughter wants to go hang at the mall (Tysons) on Saturday night. I generally lean on the side of independence and not helicoptering - she's walked to/from school since 5th grade, is responsible/accountable, so I'm inclined to say yes.

Is there any reason you'd say no? She's meeting up with a group of girls and boys from her school.