Cohousing-L Mailing List: Teen room advice request

[Raines Cohen (raines-coho-L]

EBCOHO just received this note, and I'm passing it along for answers from 
built communities:

>To whom it may concern:
>I am a teenager from sonora cohouosing in Tucson. We are currently setting 
>aside a room in the common house for the use of teens and other 
>activities. I was wondering if you have had a similar experiance and, if 
>so, if you could offer any advice as to how to set it up and how you 
>managed the hours. Please let me know when you have the chance.

Any advice/guidance for this teen? I'm advising this person to look here 
on the list for answers.

Raines

P.S. The answer from Swan's Market: A carpeted room in the CH adjacent to 
the dining area was programmed for kid's usage. It mostly functions as a 
toddler play area, mostly used for visiting kids (we have only 2 
infants). Teens can, in theory, use it, but the group using it for weekly 
morning Yoga classes has resisted introducing any furniture not easily 
movable, and the parents and grandparents of toddlers using the space 
don't want anything sharp or hard or tall enough to get hurt on jumping 
off of. One teen has made a kind of "birdhouse" out of a small space up 
above the elevator, but it requires a ladder for access and only fits 
2-3. The other teen living here has chosen not to participate in the 
community.


Raines Cohen <coho-L [at] raines.com> <http://www.swansway.com/>
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