JayNTray Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 With the holidays coming up and new films coming out, the cinema is always a good way to kill a few hours but at what age would you trust your child in the cinema alone? Obviously teenagers are usually fine to take themselves in alone or with a group but what about younger than that? Do any of you let your child sit in alone? And how far away do you wander whilst they are in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finoni9 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I think my son was 12 and I took him and a friend in, got their tickets and sent them past the tickeet collector - I just went to the shops at Meadowhall Retail Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsmith Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I was 10 the first time I went to the Cinema without parents! Was dropped off and picked up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I was about 9 or 10 I think, certainly late juniors age, when my friends and I first went to see films alone, usually for a birthday or something. Dropped off outside and picked up from outside too though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I have to say that I never sat in a cinema alone until I was in my late teens, but I certainly went in with friends from being about 11 or 12... No reason for a small group of kids not to sit together without adults from about 11 I would say... Don't think it's a good idea for a kid to sit alone until they're well into their teens though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I think I started being allowed to get a bus and watch a film with my friends in year 7 at school - 11 or 12ish? If I had wanted to go on my own I think my parents would have wanted me to be 14/15ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy06 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I have 2 girls 10 & 11. I think they would be okay at Meadowhall if I took them in, went round the shops & met them afterwards. They have a phone & I could be there in minutes if I needed to. To be honest I quite like going though as I quite enjoy most of the films they do & it gives me a good excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 They have a phone & I could be there in minutes if I needed to. . Mobiles in a cinema, great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayNTray Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Mobiles in a cinema, great idea. I take mine in the cinema. On silent or switched off obviously, I reckon almost everyone in there will have a mobile on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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