My boys attend (15 and 13). My girls 10 and 7 have not wanted to attend and I haven't pushed it. My oldest resisted the idea pretty hard at first and it took months for him to agree to going and now they never want to miss a meeting. It is freeing for them to be around other kids who understand. Their group tends to be teen heavier although there is an occasional 9 yr old who attends sporadically. HTH!