Re: Does your community have a Teen Room? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Lautner, Patricia (Patricia.Lautnerumassmed.edu) | |
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:50:05 -0800 (PST) |
JP Cohousing has a "Rumpus Room". This room has ping pong, a mini trampoline, games, foosball, darts, a stereo, etc. It's not called a Teen Room the teens have used it a ton over the years. They enjoy bringing their friends home to hang out down there (it's in the basement near the laundry) which gives them just enough space away from home to feel independent. But of course they are in THEIR commonhouse home and we as parents love that they're down there safe and happy. JPCohousing is in the city of Boston and our apartment units are very small so in particular, the Rumpus Room allows the extra space teens need. Teens have special needs that are hard for families alone to meet. I feel personally that, if the community is truly committed to supporting the family unit as a Common Value, and you have the space, carve some out for the teens. They NEED it the most. That being said, lots of the adults play ping pong with the teens in the Rumpus Room. It's not off limits to the adults. We also have a living room that doesn't have any toys. It's not off limits to children but it's used primarily as an adult space. The Rumpus Room is primarily a teen space. Patti JPCohousing -----Original Message----- From: Holly McNutt [mailto:holly.mcnutt [at] gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:34 PM To: Cohousing-L Subject: [C-L]_ Does your community have a Teen Room? Nyland used to have on, before I lived here. Apparently, there were some issues around having a space reserved exclusively for this purpose. That space is now called The Den and it is used for a variety of recreational purposes, by Nylanders of all ages. We now have a pretty big crop of teenagers and a couple of parents have thrown out the idea of once again having a Teen Room just for them. I personally am not in favor of this, but I want to reach out to other communities to see if there is any conventional wisdom on this topic. Any and all inout welcome. Thanks, Holly Holly Wilder Visionary Properties LLC www.visionaryproperties.vpweb.com hollywilder23 [at] gmail.com (303) 517-4180 cell (303) 447-8204 fax _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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Does your community have a Teen Room? Holly McNutt, January 15 2013
- Re: Does your community have a Teen Room? Lautner, Patricia, January 15 2013
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