Am i right to let me son go traveling alone?

Hi Archaiwy The most important question here is "How old is your son?" We should send our children alone or should accompany them...It depends on their age and off course their maturity level...

Each parent has to make their own decision. I personally wouldn't let my son go by himself. But then it sounds like he's older? How old is? If it were my son and he had graduated high school and was going for college then I probably would let him go by himself. But if he was still in high school I or his dad would go with him.

If your son wants to go alone then I think that you should let him. It will be an eight hour journey and he will have the test when he arrives. I know some of the students might travel together as a group. I traveled with a friend to the Netherlands when I was seventeen years old. I went around Europe on my own when I was eighteen years old.

if my son can not manage to travel alone then i will accompany him and especially if he needs my support. but if he can already travel independently, i might as well let him alone. it depends upon the situation. but to not worry, God will take care of your son and besides, his teachers are there to look after him.

It depends on a child's capability. I guess your child is already independent. I know he can manage. You are right. I also have a 16 year old girl but she can't travel alone yet. She's afraid to travel alone. Even matured persons, there are those who feared traveling alone.

I believe a 16-year old boy can manage on travelling on his own. You should not worry too much, as long as you knew that travelling on those areas were safe. My mother let us travel alone as early as 11 years old, and we learned how to be independent and learn how to read the signs in order to get to our destination. Indeed, as a parent, you will feel that our children is someone we need shield and embrace always in our nest, just to keep them safe, but I believe 16 years old is a good enough age to let go of the chains and let your child be free in the world. I think you did right Archaiwy!

You know your son better than anyone and you know how responisble or irresponisble he is. I would want to ask how old your son is though. Maybe that it why the teacher is concerned. However, perhaps some of his classmates and their parents are riding the same train to the same destination? That might be a good idea - but you know him better than anyone!

it depends on how old id your son and that he can already travel independently. but for me, i will accompany my son unless i have a very important things to do and he can already manage to travel alone.

I wouldn't let my son travel alone, no way! Too many idiots out there that'll hurt him in some way. It's not safe. In Canada we have a law that we can't even leave our kids alone until they're twelve years old. I know I'd be reported if I let my kids roam by themselves even in the streets so why would you send your kid on a train by himself? Sorry to be harsh, but safety first. I'm VERY strong in this opinion. I don't mean to be blunt or come across as rude, but I have a soft heart for children, and I've read too many abduction stories to be able to allow for any exceptions. If I can't go with my son, then my son isn't going. As I said earlier, better safe than sorry.

Well, if their classmates are going together with their parents, it would have been better if you had accompanied your son too. But maybe you can't. On this case, it is good if you're frequently in contact with him using a cell phone. You need to know where your child is at every moment. Perhaps you know another parent who is making this travel with his own son too, and you can ask him for watching your own one.

Hi Archaiwy, As a parent and a grandmother, I don't think you should feel bad at all for not going ot letting your son travei alone...He is 16, not grown but I am sure he can/will be OK.. After all there are other adults there.. My daughter went to Psris with the school when she was 16 years old on a school trip...I never worried because she was to far away from me to not hope and pray that everything would be OK and trust in the chaparones..I could have gone but I could not fford to go..that was over 20 years ago... Be Happy, wish him a safe trip, and just pray,,,,everything will be fine....

First of all his age? And my answer about that is why does he has to go that far for a test, can't he have it closer or else? Otherwise I make arrangement that I and my husband could go with.

A young man of 16 could be mature enough to travel by himself. It depends on how your son feels about it. If he feels confident to do it, then it's not wrong to let him. Still, you have to monitor him, especially if it is the first time he takes such journey. I am not sure about the safety issues involved in his travel, but that could also be why the other parents decide to accompany their children.

hi archaiwy, so you son is 16. I think you are right to let him go traveling alone. A child's education has always included teaching them how to be good members of society, so I think you have made a wise choice to let your son to touch the society by himself when he can traveling alone :)