andrea

here is an observation from a parent of a now 19 yr old.

when he was 14-15-16-17-18 he visted aruba with us on many occassions. to the best of our knowledge he did not drink or partake in illegal activities.

quite often we also allowed him to bring a friend with him on vacation.

there was ample opportunity for these kids to drink.....they did not.

evenings while husband and i were in casinos the 2 of them were either hanging with some kids their own age on resort property, downtown at the movies, playing pool at holiday inn or lacabana.

these 2 were real tired of hearing the non drinking lecture. we did our parenting and expected the kids to behave and they did behave. we were pleased.

these 2 also spent days horseback riding windsurfing and scuba diving, so there were quite a few evenings when they were dead tired and were in bed by 10pm.

aruba a great vacation spot for families and for TRUSTWORTHY teenagers.