my daughter will be 16 and a half in august and wants to go to the Leeds festival with friends....do you think she is too young?

[Halsu]

[MarkRae]

Her physical age is less important than her mental age and level of maturity, IMO.

Also, what are here friends like...?

[Teleph0ne]

Depends if she is a responsible teenager or not, Its all about how much you trust her. I think you need to let kids have the freedom to make their own mind up and make their own mistakes and hopefully learn from them! Leeds festival is a great place and if she is really into her music then she should have a great time

[ganesh]

Nope...and it wouldn't be worth trying to stop her if she's decided! Gotta let them have a bit of freedom and responsibilty at some stage and I think most 16 year olds are capable of looking after themselves. Are her friends ok?

[Halsu]

thanks...she is very clever high achieveing and mature, as are most of her friends... But i didnt let her two brothers go till they were 18 ish...its adifficult one guess its cos shes agirl! I think its just a Mum worrying thing. Also her dad and I are divorced and he thinks shes abit young. Gosh I dont know what to do really!!:(

[B00]

Do you know who she's going with? Are they all same age? Are their parents ok with it?

Now being an oldie, im a bit fuzzy what this actually is...is it a day thing? A nighter? A weekender?

[Halsu]

yes I know her friends and their parents are ok with it. Its amixture of boys and girls. Its aweekender four nights I think

[B00]

It is a toughy, but i'd be tempted to let her go. Especially as you've said she's mature etc.

If she was going to do anything, she'd be already doing it anyway- does that make sense?

[ganesh]

To be honest I'd be more worried letting her go out for an evening in a town than going to a festival. There's such a big crowd of people that I think it's much safer in a way. Also there's not much more she can get up to there than anywhere else,so why worry? Especially if ,as you ay,shes quite mature. She'll be off to uni in a year maybe-now that's damn dangerous! (lol)