How do you feel about two 14 year olds going to a huge mall alone?

Question

Someone just asked this question, but only for 12 year old females. How would you feel if it was 2 14 year old boys?

Answer 1

It depends on the maturity of the boys, but generally speaking I think 14 is old enough to go to the mall together.

Answer 2

If the boys are mature, let them go. If they always get into trouble at school, go with them.

If you try to restrict kids too much, they'll become party animals the moment they turn 18. However, being too soft on kids will cause them to be unprepared for life when they become adults.

You might consider droping them off, then keeping an eye on them from a distance. That way the boys think they're alone, but you're still able to watch out for them.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

Answer 3

here in arizona many malls have a teen curfew. after a certain time ids are checked and if a child under 17 is in the mall with out a parent (and is not an employee) they are escorted out of the mall.... when i was a teenager i was a "mallrat" and thing i saw happening at the mall now scare me i am a mother of a nine year old, six year old and one on the way. and when my children hit teen years they are not gonna go hang with anyone i don't know the parents of and too often at a big mall thats excatly what they are gonna do.

Answer 4

just my oppinion... but i would not let my child (boy or girl) go alone n e where until they r atleast 16. what if something was to go wrong? can u be 100% sure they would kno what to do? n there r SICK people in the world. they could easily be picked up by someone because they r so young n alone making them an easy target. people look at me like an idiot because i am a 16 year old mother but i kno right from wrong. if i was in that situation n my kid wanted to go to a mall by themselves i would make a deal with them. i would go with them but i would not walk with them. if they go into a store to look at something i'll sit outside of it so i am not "cramping their style" but also at the same time i can keep an eye on them. yes as he gets older he deserves more freedom but would u really want to risk him getting hurt? try to explain to him the best u can that the world is a dangeruos place these days n its better to be safe then sorry. hope i was of some help to u!!

Answer 5

Again, depends on the maturity level of the boys. If it were my son, I would drop them off, park in another area, and go "shopping" at the other end of the mall, so I could keep an eye on them without making them feel like babies.

Answer 6

No matter girls or boys they should not be allowed whether in two or more to go the mall without being supervised by either parent. This is the age at which teen agers could easily be led astray

Answer 7

I would say allow them to go off on their own but a parent should be in the mall somewhere while they are there even if it is just eating while they go see a movie. That way they have freedom and security.

Answer 8

I know that it's common for kids to hang out in the malls. But I never allowed my children to until they were in their upper teens. If you would allow your child to go to a party that is completely unsupervised, then I guess the mall is okay. Personally, I wouldn't allow either, but you're the parent.

Answer 9

well, i think i would probably go too, but let them do their own thing, but i would have check points at certain times to make sure they are okay, and at first i would make the check points about an 1-2 between, and as they got better about meeting at the check points then i would stretch it to 3 hours and so on and so forth. Its not the boys , i think you have owrry so much about its other people like molesters and such!

Answer 10

They're still kids. The mall is a hang out for lots of people, including troubled kids and predators. I would not allow my son out with another kid until he can prove to me that he's an adult. Then I can decide if he truly is an adult, not him. Until then, I'll do my job.