Perents please answer. alot of point at stake.?

Question

what age would you say is a kid 5 and under 15 and under 16 and under and why would you say this. do you call your child a kid or not. and what age would you let your kid ride metro buses long dstences.

Answer 1

I use to catch the bus to school on my own at 11 and at 15 i went on my first train ride alone from Halifax in England to a sea-side resort called Scarbrough it's about 150 miles away. I did get on the wrong train twice but people were very helpful and i was guided onto the right train.

It was scarey and Mum looked really worried when i arrived at the camp site but relieved that i made it.

I would say if your child is very street wise trust them to take small journeys on their own i would say about 13-14 would be a good age. Let them know they can always call you if their up-set, lost or scared and (if you drive) you could always pick them up. At least you let them experience going out on there own and sooner or later they'll pick up the confidence to do it again.

I would never let a child under the age of 13 out of my site as i would still class them as a child but teenagers want to be more adventurus and go out on their own.

Answer 2

I would say they would be 1-5, 1-15,and 1-16. I think the 16 year old kid should be allowed to ride long distances in a bus so long as he or she has done it before with an adult so he or she doesn't get lost.

Answer 3

I still call my kids, kid when I call them and they are adults, like Hi kid or kiddo, it is a term of endearment not derogatory.

As for riding on buses, make sure you show them everything, even to the point of mishaps, like missing the bus or failing to get off at the right stop, most importantly the dangers of being alone and not to trust ppl, male and female, many shady characters out there these days. When they can be responsible, make sure they have a mobile phone, for emergencies not just texting friends, can almost guarantee the moment an emergency arrives the batteries are flat. Kids on buses are usually fine, not at night though, sorry for being alarmist, just cautious. Would say most 12 yr olds would have no problem

Answer 4

I have 3 kids..... 8,15 & 17yr's. i still call them kids i guess it's just a matter of speech for me. i know the 15 and 17yr olds are teenages and occassionally that is what i call them but they will always be my kids.

as far as the bus goes i guess it really depends on the maturity of the child not the age and the safeness of the area you wish them to travell

Answer 5

13 and under are my kids. After that they become teens

It depends on the maturity of the "kid" I would probably trust my 12 year old before my 14 year old to know where he's going. But on the other hand my 12 year old falls asleep to easily in autos/buses, and can't realy judge long distances with time.

Answer 6

Under 16, really. After that I'd stop worrying about whether things were age appropriate.

I do call my children my kids - and my parents still call me and my brother their kids! We'll be their kids forever.

As far as the buses go, it would depend what else they had to do. I'd let my child ride on a long distance bus a lot sooner if it wasn't going to stop and I put them on one end and someone else was going to take them off the other end, than I would if they were going to have to change buses alone, or get themself from the bus station at the end to their destination. I'd also be happier if they were going right to the end of the route, rather than having to get off at the right place. At the moment it hasn't arisen, but I let my 12 year old catch the local bus into town (5 miles or so) when the school bus isn't possible for whatever reason.

Answer 7

A very wise man ( My grandfather ) once told me that you are grown when you finally realize that you and everyone you care about is going to die, when you truly understand that our lives are finite, and understand the responsibilities that that realization lays upon your shoulders.

I have passed this on to my own children and i guess when i can see in their faces that they truly understand this then i will reluctantly, think of them as "grown".