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I have 2 teenagers and I know that they would not consider a holiday in this country!

We go to France every year where there is more of an adventure for them, cheaper than England and you can guarantee the weather my 14 year old and 17 year old love and have never even thought of not having a holiday without us!

We had the same problem last year with our 15 year old son - we ended up taking a friend of his with us (a girl but not a girlfriend!) it was a great success, they went off and did stuff on their own, and were both really cheerful when we all did  things together, it meant they could roll their eyes at each other at the stupidity of parents and younger kids!

Jackie

Hi I'm new to the forum, but having just aquired a 6 berth tourer, we will be having the same problem with our 16 yr old daughter......however, we have told her that she will be going to stay at her nans if she don't come with us.

No problem says she!!!!.....we will see!!!   So until/if she changes her mind it will just be my wife, 9 yr old son and myself with a big 25ft space all to ourselves!!!

Hi

It has been interesting reading all your comments and we will have this probably in  3 years time when our son will be 16 and Brother 14. This will be tricky for us because our youngest has always kept up with the oldest and the thought of our eldest staying home alone at 16, I know for a fact the youngest will want to stay with him which would cause a right hows your father.  I think your comments of only going away for weekends first is a great idea, but what is good and i hadn't thought about it was getting them to bring a mate along and have their own tent and pitch which i think is a great idea.  So we shall have to wait and see in a few years.

Its not so much sometimes of knowing what your children will get up to its a worry when their friends come round and what they get up to then, parties etc and if friends can respect their do's and donts etc.

Colin