Cohousing-L Mailing List: Child access to Common House

[Leland Baker (lhbaker]

I have researched this subject in the C-L archives with Peter Scott's 
excellent search engine at http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/.  (If you 
don't go batty from the popups.)  I found many references to Common 
House behavior, but not to access.

The policy at Highline Crossing (Littleton CO) has always been that no 
one under the age of 16 or 18 (there are two reigning opinions) is 
allowed in the Common House without a supervising adult.  Some parents 
want their children to be able to be in the Common House without an 
adult in the building, but parents would be aware that they were there. 
   Other community members would be empowered to discipline when necessary,
or go to the parents.  There has been some discussion at the parent and 
community levels and parents have been charged with composing a proposal.

We would be interested to know what policies other cohousing communities 
have adopted and how well they work.  Also welcome are any insights or 
suggestions from the many thoughtful and articulate cohousers on this list.

We have a space in our recently finished Common House basement which 
could be dedicated as a teen room.  Do other communities have experience 
with this kind of facility?

Leland

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