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Post by peartree on Oct 5, 2013 23:22:32 GMT
We at off for a weekend with my parents in December Little Pip is going to have a Christmassy time with elves etc We have asked partridge if he wants to come He went into the bravado speech of how he wants to mAnage himself here at home To his surprise I said 'ok love, whatever you want' He's now coming along to see Santa  Have started laying the ground work for him perhaps to go on a youth break next summer ... Wonder how/ if you stopped going away with your kids? |
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Post by peartree on Oct 6, 2013 9:33:52 GMT
Partridge did go on super doopa teen holiday thingies
But at 18 they cease
Which typing that makes me realise some of the issue here is 'the gap'
Between a developing Partridge who maturity wise is perhaps 13 ish
But in other ways 18
He really needs a few more years of PGL type things!
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Post by shadow on Oct 6, 2013 10:47:06 GMT
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Post by shadow on Oct 6, 2013 10:52:51 GMT
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Post by enid on Oct 6, 2013 15:48:25 GMT
PT, huge problem here with that, my eldest, now 25!!!! placed at 4 stopped going at 16, he used to stay at friends till 18 where he house/pet sat,for us. and does this now, although he hasn't lived with us for years, my next boy, 18 with ASD is still happy to come, just. but my 15 yr old daughter will not want to much longer, which will leave me with a huge prob as cant leave them alone.
Its gone soooo fast its scary. what we need is an industrial strength baby sitter................
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Post by queenie on Oct 7, 2013 17:08:48 GMT
Have you thought of some of the activity breaks organised by the youth hostelling association
Queenie
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Post by greyspeckledhen on Oct 7, 2013 21:41:06 GMT
I was going to suggest Lee Abbey as my eldest has been helping a friend of mine with set up week there for a couple of years but only next year will he be old enough to go to the actual week. leeabbey.org.uk/devon/youth-camps/first-camp/ If partridge liked it he could go till he's 25. The campsite is amazing (a bit like stepping back in time!). Eldest spends a week erecting tents and chopping wood for them as they cook on a wood fire. The staff are lovely and going there has been very esteem building for eldest. I recommend! |
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Post by barge on Oct 24, 2013 15:19:07 GMT
May not be quite what you're looking for, but for the last 20 years or so we have been going to Centreparcs with the in laws. In the beginning it was them, 3 adult kids and partners in a 4 bed lodge. When sil started a family, they came along too, so the dynamics changed as families grew and developed. At first we went Mon - Fri until nephews were school age and we moved to a weekend. Fri-Mon.
This November we have 13 going, us 4, mil, fil, uncle, and my sister in laws boys are now 18 and 20 are bringing their girlfriends.
The set up allows for people to spend as much or as little time with each other as they choose, so works really well.
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Post by barge on Oct 24, 2013 15:26:46 GMT
Now that is spooky, just seen advert after posting above and it was for the leisure park mentioned beginning with C. Is the advertising really that good that it will pick up on what is in the body of messages?!
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Post by phoebe on Oct 25, 2013 14:43:34 GMT
Just a thought, but there is soul survivor, the christian Youth camp lead by Mike Filipachi. It's very good and has supportive staff.
The other option would be a volunteering holiday with someone like NAtional Trust, where Partridge can learn a useful skill and enjoy a lot of physical activity, whilst being with lots of sensible adults. They do stuff like dry stone walling, hedge laying, etc. x
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Post by enid on Nov 23, 2013 20:37:20 GMT
We at off for a weekend with my parents in December Little Pip is going to have a Christmassy time with elves etc We have asked partridge if he wants to come He went into the bravado speech of how he wants to mAnage himself here at home To his surprise I said 'ok love, whatever you want' He's now coming along to see Santa Have started laying the ground work for him perhaps to go on a youth break next summer ... Wonder how/ if you stopped going away with your kids? Just seen on what used to be do it 4 real holidays, similar to PGL that they do holidays for 17 to 19 year olds. |
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