Field Trips

Do these make any other parents nervous?? I know I am an overprotective worrywart.. but the idea of my child being in the care of someone else away from home just makes me nervous. Add to that the idea that he's going to be on a bus for an hour in cruddy weather and my stomach is KILLING me. Rob wanted to be a chaperone, but wasn't picked.

Anyone else a freak like me?

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I do get nervous, because our school district picks the WORST field trips and after being a chaperone on one trip, and seeing how others were just not paying attention

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I get nervous about it too.

When Nicholas was younger (kindergarten), I put a slip of paper in his pocket with our home phone number and our cell numbers . I told Nicholas that in the EXTREME case if he got separated from his class/ teacher, to find a security guard or mom with children and give them the information. He knew not to remove it from his pocket otherwise.

Now he knows this info, so no paper needed.

It helped ease my stress a bit.

Being a former teacher myself, I know how chaotic class trips can be so that made me stress even more.

He will be FINE. But we always do worry.

Message edited 5/18/2010 9:11:04 AM.

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I get very nervous and try to volunteer to go on as many as I can. I think big places like the Bronx Zoo scare me the most!

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Yes, I do...DS is in his last year of pre-k and I chaperone always...Hoping that I get picked when he has them in public school...

I myself got lost on a school trip at Sesame Place The worst part is, no-one realized I was missing for quite a while...I remember coming down the Big Bird slide and looking around frantically and saw no-one from our group...You would think one of my friends would have

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Yes, which is why if I am not picked as a chaperone, my children do not go.

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Ugh.. I am just not going to feel any better until he is safe at home with me. He is actually at the Bronx Zoo today - so it's a BIG place and I am sooo nervous.

Message edited 9/1/2011 3:24:44 PM.

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I get nervous for each and every one.

Just recently my DS class went to Atlantis. His class does lottery chaperons and I couldn't go. I stayed by the phone all day and held my breath till I saw him come off that bus.

I don't know if I will ever stop worrying especially this trips that are far and in big places.

Message edited 9/1/2011 3:24:53 PM.

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Posted by nrthshgrl

Posted by joenick

I get nervous about it too.

When Nicholas was younger (kindergarten), I put a slip of paper in his pocket with our home phone number and our cell numbers . I told Nicholas that in the EXTREME case if he got separated from his class/ teacher, to find a security guard or mom with children and give them the information. He knew not to remove it from his pocket otherwise.

Now he knows this info, so no paper needed.

It helped ease my stress a bit.

Being a former teacher myself, I know how chaotic class trips can be so that made me stress even more.

He will be FINE. But we always do worry.

When we were at Disney would put luggage tags on their belt loops

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Robbie made it home safely and looked at me like I was insane for being relieved!

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I haven't gotten there yet but all this talk is making me nervous