Going To the mall alone?

Question

would you let your 12 year old daughter go to the mall by herslef IF she was with her friends?

Answer 1

yes let her and her friend go but make one of them have a cell phone and only let them go for like 2hrs and tell them where to meet you when the time is up.

come on mom show her you trust her and that if things don't go the way they should that shes back to the beginning of how much you will trust her and will let her do things

Answer 2

It depends on the 12 year old. I started letting my daughter go when she was a few months shy of turning 13 but only for 1-2 hours. Kids that age dont need to hang out at the mall for hours on end.

Answer 3

If she is with friends--she won't be alone. I am sure you have seen the kids at the mall--they hang out and have fun, may see a movie--get some cheap food...meet other kids...all of this is fun--and at least it is fairly secure there. You may have also noticed some kids being loud and obnoxious--no manners, no respect, probably in and out smoking and maybe drinking in the lot.. You need to establish guidelines for your daughter if you allow her to go. Tell her she has to be good, not obnoxious, mind her manners and be home when YOU say so. Let her earn the right to go---if there is any problems--she loses the priviledges for a while. You know her better than anybody--you know how to talk to her--set the limits and see if she is going to honor your wishes. How will she get there??Car??Bus?? Walk??Bike?? She has to be alert and careful at all times--polite to whomever gives her a ride.She is not to go in and out to play around...she has to stay inside and remain with her friends....no cars with young guys.DO NOT give her a credit card---let her shop and then you buy the stuff that she picks if it is reasonable and affordable. A few bucks should last her an afternoon--no crazy stuff from the hair care place--no thongs--no tattoos, and NOT a lot of junk food. Tell her to avoid strangers--report idiotic guys bothering them to security. She will get better with this as time goes on--she just wants to fit in and be a normal 12 year old. If she messes up--find stuff for her to do at home

Answer 4

There are a lot of variables here. First, what kind of city do you live in? Is it a small suburban community or a large metropolis? Second, Is your daughter trustworthy? Can you believe her when she tells you where she is going and who she is with? Is she mature enough to handle herself without an adult? Third, Do you know her friends? Are they the kind of girls that you feel confident letting your daughter see unsupervised? Forth, What are the plans for transportation? Do you know and trust the parents that will be providing rides?

If, under the strictest of circumstances, all of these criteria can be met satisfactorily, then yes. At some point you have to start to give a child some independance.

Answer 5

Yes 12 is a good age to start letting your child go do thing with her friends on her own

Answer 6

No. With the way this world is today you have 12 year olds getting pregnant. You need to stay on top of what your children are doing at all times. The only social life your child should get getting at 12 is at church.

Answer 7

No. Friends you know are usually the ones they are supposed to be with. If she wants to go to the mall with friends make sure an adult goes along. Just my opinion.

Answer 8

yes. i started going to the mall with friends when i was 12. take it from me, the shorter the leash you keep her on, the more she'll pull. or however the hell that saying goes. you get my point.

Answer 9

yes.
let her go, as long as her friends are there.
Me and my friends were going to the mall alone when we were younger than that.

Answer 10

No either you or one of the other childrens parents need to be there with them if you trust the other childrens parents then you can allow her to go with them but not with just her friends.