What age for being home along???
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What age for being home along???
| Mon, 04-19-2004 - 2:26pm |
At what age do you start letting your kids stay home alonge for short periods of time? Do you let them stay home with younger siblings??

I started to leave my oldest alone when he was 10 for no longer than 30 min.Never with any of his brothers though.Hes now 12 and I leave him alone alot hes very mature and knows what to do in an emergency and knows my cell # my heart.I still never leave him with his brothers because I dont think its a good idea since they probaly wouldnt listen to him and that would cause problems.When they are older and more mature then they can stay also.I have left the baby 4 months with him while shes asleep for 15-20 min while I run to get DS from preschool.
Lynette Mommy to..
Shane
Garrett
Brandon
Logan
Princess Gracie
As for leaving them for after school or any other extended periods of time, I hope to never have to do that at all. If I would, my oldest would have to be 12 or older and be responsible enough to watch her brother and sister. I hope it's never an issue though. Too many kids get into SO much trouble when they are unsupervised after school.
well without ruffling any feathers,, I think IMO that gone are the days of leaving your children at home alone! I think gone are the days of them running around the neighborhood playing hide and go seek, and just coming in when it gets dark! I would never leave a 10 yr old at home and ''NEVER'',, any younger then that! I have 3 girls and my oldest is 12 years old. She has taken the babysitting coarse, she is mature, she is a straight A student,, but she is just now getting to really stay at home while we go other places. She does babysit but very rarley her siblings,, other kids yes at their homes!
Even though your child is mature enough,, a 7 yr old would panic in a situation,, a fire, a stranger in the home, say she chokes while you are gone??????