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Saying no to school trip

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Greythorne · 12/10/2013 21:58

My DS is 6, turns 7 in Dec.
School trip for 5 nights coming up in a few months.

DS not keen to go. I am not keen for him to go.

Would it be very wrong of me to say no to the trip?

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spanieleyes · 12/10/2013 22:02

Why would it? We always have a proportion of children who don't go on residentials ( and we don't run any until year 5/6, 7 year olds are rather young for residentials in my opinion!)

5madthings · 12/10/2013 22:05

I think five nights is a long time for kids that age, our school does reside tials from tr4 onwards so age 8 and for two nights, then three nights in yr five/six.

SatinSandals · 12/10/2013 22:11

I would take your lead from your child. One of mine couldn't have done it at that age so I wouldn't have made him.

QOD · 12/10/2013 22:14

Nope. Dd didn't go

NoComet · 12/10/2013 22:24

5 nights at 7 years old, most DCs I know don't do sleep overs except at grandma's until they are at least 7, many wait until they are 8.

A Brownie leader certainly wouldn't expect all new seven yearold brownies to want to do nights away and often wouldn't suggest they went on a longer pack holiday.

I have had a seven yearold here for two nights, but her big sister was here too and she's known us all her life. I didn't have DDs school friends until they were older.

Fairenuff · 12/10/2013 23:05

No, that is too young. Is he in Year 2? Five nights is too long.

Bunbaker · 12/10/2013 23:09

DD has never gone on any of the residentials. She simply didn't want to go. She is 13 now.

Jinty64 · 12/10/2013 23:10

My ds (7) wouldn't want to go and I wouldn't want it either. Just say no.

BackforGood · 12/10/2013 23:16

I think that's far too young (and I speak as someone with 3 dc who have been on dozens znd dozens of camps with Cubs/Scouts/Explorers as well as school residentials.

DeWe · 12/10/2013 23:54

My ds (6 in year 2) would only want to go if I went too.

My girls at the same age (and even younger) would have loved it.

It depends on personalities.

simpson · 13/10/2013 01:14

My DC school only do residential trips in yr6.

I do think 5 nights is too long for 6/7 yr olds, maybe 1 night away would be ok.

2cats2many · 13/10/2013 07:32

That's very young for a residential.

Lara2 · 13/10/2013 10:56

I agree, very young for a residential. Our KS1's do no residentials, Y3 do a sleepover in school, Y4 go camping for 3 nights and then it's gradually built up to 5 nights for Y6. I wouldn't have let mine go in Y2.

Feenie · 13/10/2013 13:58

I was on a residential with our Y6s once and had to share a room with a teacher who had brought a class of Y3s. They were a bloody nightmare - coming in all night because of lost teddies/nightmares/tears. Poor kids. Why anyone would take kids on a residential at that age is beyond me, and taking Y2s is just bonkers . No way would my ds have gone at that age.

everlong · 13/10/2013 14:12

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pointyfangs · 13/10/2013 15:46

No, that's too much too young. DD2's school does a residential in Yr2, but it's only 1 night, it's 10 miles away and there is no pressure on anyone to stay overnight - it's optional.

They then do 3 nights in Yr4 and 5 nights in Yr6.

Biscuitsneeded · 13/10/2013 16:39

What kind of school is organising this?? It seems very naive. They'll all be wetting the bed, crying for their parents and wearing the same pants all week... My Ds went on his first beavers sleepover aged 7 but that was for one night, which seemed enough at the time!

Periwinkle007 · 13/10/2013 21:01

no - my daughter is 6. absolutely no way would she be ready to go away with school for 1 night let alone 5 in a years time. perhaps a couple of nights with rainbows/brownies but 5 nights is too long IMO and I would be very surprised if you were the only ones who say no.

Chrysanthemum5 · 13/10/2013 21:08

I would definetly say no. My DCs school does a one night trip when the children are 8/9, then 3 nights the following year. Even then most parents find it quite a long time for them to be away, and the school spends months preparing the children. There is no way I'd agree to my 6 year old going on a residential trip of even one night, she's just too young.

servingwench · 13/10/2013 21:12

No way, too young and too long! My dd has just been on a two night away school trip. She is 8. She hated it, I knew she would and wished I'd gone with my instincts rather than be pressured by school!

MomentForLife · 13/10/2013 21:12

Woah, no way would I let my DD go either. Far to young imo.

MomentForLife · 13/10/2013 21:13

Woah, no way would I let my DD go either. Far to young imo.

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Portofino · 13/10/2013 21:38

DD went away for a week at that age - she was happy to do it mind. I wouldn't say it is too young, but you should be guided by your child as to whether they want to. My school had their first residential when they were 8 and most were happy to go. The ones who cried still had a fabulous time.

OddBoots · 13/10/2013 21:40

There's nothing wrong with saying no if you don't feel going is right for your child.

BoundandRebound · 13/10/2013 21:48

I wouldn't even consider a residential at that age

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