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 backslider26
   
Location: Jonestown
Gender: Male
 |  |  | At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
< on 2/1/2010 7:25 AM >
|  | | | I imagine I am quite a bit older than everyone her. I have two boys ages 11 and 12. My 11 year old loves the whole ghost exploring thing on tv. He isn't aware of my lurking around abandoned places and I really don't know if I should let him become aware of it. If he knew he would want to go. I am thinking of taking him but I am at arms with myself. I was thinking to take him to a low risk, easy to explore, but creepy if possible location. Any insight on this?
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Therrin
   
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Location: North of Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
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| |  | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 1 on 2/1/2010 8:16 AM >
| | | | Well, something you might think about.
If he gets injured, you could prolly get smacked by CPS (child protective services) and that could land you in a real mess.
If you get caught even just tresspassing and get the cops on you, same thing could happen.
Are you willing to risk that your kid could get hurt or that you could get in trouble due to things like "contributing to the delinquency of a minor"? Which could land you jail time even if the normal tresspassing didnt.
If it were me, I'd prolly be fine with taking him to some of the mines as long as I'd been through them previously and knew they were "safe".
You might want to wait till he's 18 and therefore relatively legally responsible for himself; as well as old enough to make decisions about doing this kind of thing and what all it entails legally and saftey-wise, on his own.
Tough question. I can see that it's something you'd like to share in the experience with him. Just make sure that you're doing so informed legally of what all the possible consequences are and what you (and he) are willing to live with.
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dsankt
Location: live and in the fresh
| | |  | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 2 on 2/1/2010 8:21 AM >
| | | | Kids are kids, at around that age I was already getting myself into trouble on my own. Local storm drains, old buildings... if they're mildly curious already the moment they've the freedom they'll be out exploring the neighbourhood and all it has to offer.
I'd take them with you from time to time, educate them on the dangers and show them how to do it right. If you're sure they're going to do it anyway...
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puravida9539
Location: Dallas Area
Gender: Male
Just give me a flashlight
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 3 on 2/1/2010 9:11 AM >
| | | | Posted by dsankt
I'd take them with you from time to time, educate them on the dangers and show them how to do it right. If you're sure they're going to do it anyway...
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For sure. If he has an interest in this sort of thing, it would be better for him to have some training on how to be safe. Plus, there are places where the chances of injury or a run-in with the police is very slim. I would start off nice and easy. Any old abandoned place is going to be creepy at night to a child. You don't have to go to a mental hospital or industrial site to excite him, most likely.
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cr400
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 4 on 2/1/2010 3:05 PM >
| | | | I remember exploring oil pumps and oil tank farms when I was seven or so, exploring old mines and the outbuildings with my gramps, and pop.
I took my daughter at the age of 7 with me exploring along the cliffs and along the shore, checkin' out stranded sail boats and whatever else washes up.
She's been hooked ever since, and is a member of this site.
Now we get together and take the grandsons out on safe legal explores.
[last edit 2/1/2010 3:06 PM by cr400 - edited 1 times]
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fiftyone_eggs
Location: jerzey
Gender: Male
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 5 on 2/1/2010 3:37 PM >
| | | | my dad used to take me to places. it was NJ back in the 1970s and there were a couple towns in the NJ pine barrens that were bought by the state as part of wharton state forest and vacated. my dad was absolutely fascinated by that and we went on a few outings down there - him, me, my brother and sister. but these were old, old towns - mostly residential stuff. we were all < 10 yrs old.
now i have kids, but they're too young. maybe when they hit the teen years i'll take them to some lightweight places and see how it goes.
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yokes
  
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 6 on 2/1/2010 3:39 PM >
| | | | Question: Do you like your kids?
First time I met jaymo he was exploring with his 2 sons.
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Yehoshua
Location: Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 7 on 2/1/2010 3:41 PM >
| | | | Take them, but don't push the "this location is PROBABLY alright..." idea in your mind, stick to only the absolute safest, most legal, one-storey buildings that aren't falling apart. Or drains; again, preferably of the sort where there's not a huge metal door that's going to hold them as they drown if the drain fills.
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Intrinsic
Location: Collingwood
Gender: Male
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 8 on 2/1/2010 3:48 PM >
| | | | It's never too early to instill the value of respect for these old buildings, teach the history behind them, and how to capture their beauty with a camera. It's so much better than being self-taught how to get shittered inside of one, spray some tags and smash some glass.
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fiftyone_eggs
Location: jerzey
Gender: Male
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 9 on 2/1/2010 4:06 PM >
| | | | Posted by Intrinsic
It's never too early to instill the value of respect for these old buildings, teach the history behind them, and how to capture their beauty with a camera. It's so much better than being self-taught how to get shittered inside of one, spray some tags and smash some glass. |
exactly! i was once a 16 yr old shithead like everybody else skating in an abandoned textile mill - yet i never smashed shit up. never tagged. those outings with my dad taught me to learn from and respect these fantastic, forgotten places.
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cdevon
Location: west county
Gender: Male
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 10 on 2/1/2010 7:12 PM >
| | | | same thing could be askd about guns or driving a car.
i saw the sooner the better. give them the skills and teach them respect.
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trailbound
Location: buffalo, ny
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 11 on 2/2/2010 1:03 AM >
| | | | After I have been to a location then I'll take my 14 year old son there. If I feel comfortable taking him theer. He asked to go with me all the time. Hands on training for him. I make sure he knows what is safe and what is stupidity.
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Imbroglio
Location: DFW
Gender: Male
The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 12 on 2/2/2010 1:21 AM >
| | | | I think it depends on the kid. Some kids are easily mature enough to do some serious exploring by that age, others not so much, my son among them. He's just too wild and careless; he'd probably fall off something and kill himself.
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 13 on 2/2/2010 1:27 AM >
| | | | You'd have to question the judgement and parenting of anyone who didn't wait until their child was at least, say, two years old.
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 14 on 2/2/2010 1:29 AM >
| | | | Posted by backslider26
I imagine I am quite a bit older than everyone here.
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See how you compare!
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metawaffle
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 16 on 2/2/2010 2:29 AM >
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Of course!
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mre770
Location: atlanta
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 17 on 2/2/2010 3:08 AM >
| | | | I have taken my son now 12 with me since he was at least 8. He did manage to cut his fingers bad on a ladder (12 stitches) last year. This year though he nearly cut them off climbing in a furniture warehouse that I do business with (25 stitches). My point is that they can get hurt almost anywhere but I made sure he would stay with me - just saying that I would not take them to a harsh environment the first time. I have been teaching him all the ways you can fail so he can pay attention. And yes there are pictures of Fail #2 (lessons in listening to your parents)..
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altaria
Location: Austin, TX
Gender: Female
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 18 on 2/2/2010 4:24 AM >
| | | | My parents took me to places as long as I can remember. We'd go on camping trips around ghost towns and explore the ghost towns during the day, hit up old mines in the area and do a bit of rock climbing. I never actually hurt myself climbing around the ghost towns or anything like that, they taught me what to watch out for, and it stuck. I don't think any age is really too young, but it very much depends upon the type of location. We went to a few places that we had to go through some barbed wire to get to, but that was about as dangerous of an entry point as I ever saw. There are certainly enough ghost towns in this area that I'm sure you could find some easy targets for the youngins.
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hardcoregirl
Location: Dallas
Gender: Female
So many places, so little time.....
| | Re: At what age would you take a son/daughter with you?
<Reply # 19 on 2/2/2010 6:24 AM >
| | | | I've taken my 3 older kids, I think I started them when they were 4 or 5. Groundrules are very important-if they don't listen the first time we leave. Some of the easiest places for them would be rural-barns and farmhouses. If you carry a camera most cops are cool. And make sure they have tetanus shots-boys will scratch themselves on every rusty nail!
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