<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pinniped:
The other option is to tell the 16-year-old to man up and find his way to his gate himself.</font>
As someone who was 16 not too many years ago, I agree. One should be able to find one's own way to the gate by that age. If his parents are this overprotective I'm sure they both have cell phones they can use in case of unexpected occurrences.