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[QUOTE="Rambler, post: 144935, member: 2038"] My daughter and I did it in 2008 when she was 16. I would strongly recommend you read our blog from the trip because she would post and I would post, so you get the perspectives of a teen and a parent. [url=http://www.savini-santiago.blogspot.com]http://www.savini-santiago.blogspot.com[/url] Definitely read her posts. Couple of point I would highlight: 1. It was not easy for her to handle the communal living at first. This was a very different environment for her and she broke down at one point and did not want to continue. This was hard for us both, so be prepared and do what you need to to make it more comfortable for them. 2. She was generally the youngest one there. We met 1 other over our three weeks that was younger than her, so she had no peers to relate to. Fortunately, a group of 20somethings included us in their group and she felt very much better to be a part of that, but a teen can feel very alone. Remember that the average age of peregrinos seems to be in their 50s, so the teen may feel like they are surrounded by their grandparents; not what they expected. 3. It is a fantastic bonding experience. Our relationship grew so much over that few weeks. We are still very close even with her off at university. This part cannot be over emphasized and is the best part. 4. The teen hopefully will consider it one of the best things they have ever done. My daughter based all her college application essays off of what whe learned along the Camino. 5. Don't parent too much. I don't mean let them get drunk or anything, but let them make their friends and relationships. You as a parent will be much closer in age to the older crowd, but you have to be careful not to force the teen to be only with people their parent's age. I plan to walk with my son next summer when he is 16. I suspect it is a very different experience with each child, but in our family we treat it now as a "coming of age" trip. In the last few years, younger people are doing it more, but I do know the feeling for her of being by far the youngest one there was intimidating and isolating. But she wants to go back at the same time. I will ask her to write her perspective and will post it, but please read the blog and you will get a day by day sense of what she went through. Rambler [/QUOTE]
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