Travelling alone at 16, how do I convince my parents?
Hi, for context I’m a 16yr old guy based in England. For my GSCE summer I have the opportunity to go on this brilliant tour in Czech with stuff like crossbow shooting and trying on real armour. I’m lucky enough that money isn’t an issue, but my parents aren’t sure about it and want to come as well (but they wouldn’t come on the tour, just stay in Czech). The tour is with strangers, but so is everything else in life. The thing is, I really want to feel more independent, and want to go alone.
I’m not a particularly risky person on the whole, I don’t enjoy drinking where all my friends do, I’ve only smoked once or twice and I’ve never tried drugs. I’m pretty intelligent in terms of being aware of my surroundings etc.
How do I convince my parents to let me go alone? I want to plan out this whole holiday and budget it, use problem solving etc. I understand why they might be worried, but I have to become independent at some point.