conandrob240
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2006
I’ll bet 90% of the time the only person who wanted them to be together was the parent. The kids were probably fine apart just like they are in school all year
I can say from my observations as a parent and schoolteacher that while that is true for plenty of kids, it isn't true for "most kids". There are plenty (not just a small minority) who would have a hard time in an environment like the Club & Lab without a sibling or parent there to smooth the way.
From my experience in these clubs over 20 years, I disagree. Most kids don’t need their parent or sibling hovering around. Nor do they need them all day long in school. They do just fine and learn valuable skills of social interaction
I might agree with your “plenty” comment if we were talking about the clubs as they exist today. If they were separated according to small age ranges of 2-3 years with structured, age-appropriate activity most would be fine. Just like most are fine in school
Yes, the Open Houses also caused the issue. I think 8 is pretty young for sign out privileges. Even for our rule-following oldest one, I wouldn’t have allowed it that young.
Personally, I think they had more structured & organized activities when they had the split age groups (younger kids in the Club, older kids in the Lab). Combining the age groups made this more difficult. But I understand why they made the change as parents wanted their kids to stay together.