chaperone

As the company spread across the U.S., it maintained rules for decades: Kids were allowed only with a chaperone age 25 or older, and adults could tote along just three total kids.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

GGP, one of the largest mall owners in the U.S., views chaperone policies as regrettable but preferable to the disruptions caused by teen takeovers, a spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Jane and Darryl Marsh run a similar chaperone service called Paws2Party, in Solihull.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

“They are learning the building blocks. They are being the change that needs to be seen,” said chaperone Julio Roman, dad to a 6- and 9-year-old on the trip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025

Dad resigned as chaperone the next day, at Sunday dinner.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Many malls only require chaperones on weekend afternoons and evenings or during extended school breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

In Milford, Conn., Anthony Martiro, manager of the Innogoodshop, which sells trendy Asian tchotchkes and snacks, said chaperones have reduced the “mischief, mayhem and stealing” previously caused by groups of teenagers wandering the mall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Sporting brown berets and screen-printed vests with colorful hand-sewn badges, they followed chaperones inside as guests waiting in line recognized them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

And so there we were, standing like two prom chaperones in a long line of women all younger and thinner by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

Frank and Bill didn’t like the chaperone job any more than the girls liked having them for chaperones.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey