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UPDATE! Would you let your child go to America without you?, Post #139

~Delilah~ View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 07:38 AM Post #21
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No.

Madeline's Mum View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 07:40 AM Post #22
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I would rearrange work commitments to go with her. Yes, its an amazing opportunity for her, but think about what a fantastic memory it would make if her mum was there to share it!

Madnesscraves View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 07:42 AM Post #23
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oh definitely! However, I'd do whatever I could to go with her as well.

me-and-my-girls View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 07:43 AM Post #24
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No. At 7 I personally think she is too young to go without a parent. Also, have you ever seen Disneyland during cheer comps? It is absolutely insane......imagine normally packed Disneyland, then try and squish twice the amount of people in there again. It is not a situation I would want my small child in. If it were with family or friends or something I would let her go, but not in your situation. If I really felt it was completely necessary I would do whatever I could to go with her, but $3400 for 1 adults airfare and 10 nights shared accommodation in Anaheim is

IVL View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:00 AM Post #25
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Is there a chance you could send another relative, a grandparent perhaps or an aunt/uncle? I think at 8 I would only be comfortable knowing there was a trusted and dedicated person who would be watching over her the entire time. This is mostly due to America and in particular, Disneyland being a really crowded place. I would constantly be worried about her getting lost.

kpingitquiet View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:09 AM Post #26
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To the US? Sure, no problem. Sounds like there will be a lot of parents around. 'Course I'd probably beg and plead to get work arranged so I could go too.

Maple Leaf View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:22 AM Post #27
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No. I would make sure one of us could go with her. NRL and cheerleading for 8 year olds? Wow.

LambChop View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:23 AM Post #28
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I have a mature & capable 8.5 year old girl, and nope, not for cheer leading, not for choir, not for any o/s trip that didn't have parental supervision. For me, about 12 is about as young as I think is safe, old enough to be able to be given reasonably complex 'emergency' instructions. This post has been edited by LambChop: 05/03/2012, 08:24 AM

virtuallotus View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:24 AM Post #29
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At eight years old? No, I think that's a little too young to go without a parent.

Malaya View Member Profile	05/03/2012, 08:27 AM Post #30
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It'd depend on how well I knew the other parents and supervisors going and my level of trust in their abilities. I'd like to say yes. I would also try to move around my work schedule to make it happen that at least dh or I could Go as well I think the association with the nrl shouldn't be an issue. It's not like they're going with a footy team, as I understand it. Cheer leading in the us is so different, it's more like a dance team and competition. Of course they still cheer at sporting events but they are a team in their own right. Iykwim. Hope I'm making sense. This post has been edited by Malaya: 05/03/2012, 08:29 AM

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