My kids about to turn 9 and we are starting to consider leaving her alone for small periods of time (a half hour).I have a 7 1/2 year old, would leaving her home for 10 minutes be good? An hour? An afternoon?
talk about jumping off the deep end.7 1/2 and 9? Are you guys crazy! Even with a cell phone. WAAAAY to young. This isn't the 70's anymore.
What if something happened to you? Your kid would probably be home a lot longer than 15 minutes. And you'll probably get your kid taken away from you, so you could for out as long as you want then.
What about the name "MaxThreshold" don't you understand?talk about jumping off the deep end.
i left my 7 year old alone probably for an hour. she's perfectly fine with. she's typically just laying in bed watching tv on her kindle. funny thing is that my 10 year old is very reluctant to be left alone. it took a lot of convincing.I have a 7 1/2 year old, would leaving her home for 10 minutes be good? An hour? An afternoon?
Not according to this:Most states say 12 is the youngest.
WTF Google? I googled this question and the first link had a list of states that said 12. I did the search again and it doesn't show up.Not according to this:
"Only three States currently have laws regarding a minimum age for leaving a child home alone. Illinois law requires children to be 14 years old before being left alone; in Maryland, the minimum age is 8, while in Oregon, children must be 10 before being left home alone."
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/homealone.pdf
WTF Google? I googled this question and the first link had a list of states that said 12. I did the search again and it doesn't show up.
I was among the original latch key kids. I was getting myself to the bus stop in the morning and being home alone all day after school from the time I was about 7. No one thought anything about it. Of course we also used to stay in the car while parents and or grandparents went shopping. I also disappeared all day every weekend day and didn't come home until dark. No cell phone, no beeper, no leash at all. Personally I think kids today are losing out.
Just give her one of your old ones and put on Google Hangouts, snapchst, Skype, or one of the other free calling services.My kids about to turn 9 and we are starting to consider leaving her alone for small periods of time (a half hour).
The problem for us is she doesn't have a cell phone yet and we have no house phone so that's the real bridge here. She gets a cell phone by the end of the year and I could see 1-2-3 hours.
And this.Probably depends on the kid. I'd say around 11 or 12.
I can't imaging leaving a 7 year old alone.
Just drop her off at Otis' if you need a break. See if he notices he has an extra.I have a 7 1/2 year old, would leaving her home for 10 minutes be good? An hour? An afternoon?
12 seems about right to me too. Our son will be 8 next month and I couldn't even imagine leaving him home alone.Probably depends on the kid. I'd say around 11 or 12.
I can't imaging leaving a 7 year old alone.
Wow that's scary. Thanks for sharingI have 2 daughters and we left them alone for the 1st time when the oldest was 12. When we got home, after a few hours, we did an inspection and everything looked great. An hour or so later, I was I making something to eat, and when I put a pot on the stove a small cloud of ashes flew up. It seems my oldest was playing with the stove, light a paper towel on fire, lost control, and threw it into the sink. She was shocked that she missed some ashes during the cleanup.
We didn't leave her alone again for about 6 months.
That's nutsThere is a single mom down the street with a sketchy past. Has twins that are 9. All summer long 9 to 5 they are on their own.
Excellent post.I was among the original latch key kids. I was getting myself to the bus stop in the morning and being home alone all day after school from the time I was about 7. No one thought anything about it. Of course we also used to stay in the car while parents and or grandparents went shopping. I also disappeared all day every weekend day and didn't come home until dark. No cell phone, no beeper, no leash at all. Personally I think kids today are losing out.
Yup. Dad isn't known and assumed dead. She moved into a house for rent that promptly burned to the ground.That's nuts
NoI have a 7 1/2 year old, would leaving her home for 10 minutes be good? An hour? An afternoon?
Very loving of you guys. Sometimes humans aren't the suck.Yup. Dad isn't known and assumed dead. She moved into a house for rent that promptly burned to the ground.
Local builder is letting her rent cheap a house he has for sale for lot value.
There is a public pool about 2 clicks away that they walk to in the morning and stay all day. They dont get fed much so the area takes turns feeding them.l but the mom gets really mad if she finds out the kids have been given charity so it has to be low profile. (I.e. we "sell" them their bikes and backpacks)
When I think of all the crap I burned/spilled/smashed/broke at various times and then cleaned up when I was a kid, I'm not sure I'll ever want to leave my son alone.I have 2 daughters and we left them alone for the 1st time when the oldest was 12. When we got home, after a few hours, we did an inspection and everything looked great. An hour or so later, I was I making something to eat, and when I put a pot on the stove a small cloud of ashes flew up. It seems my oldest was playing with the stove, light a paper towel on fire, lost control, and threw it into the sink. She was shocked that she missed some ashes during the cleanup.
We didn't leave her alone again for about 6 months.
12 is where we started to run errands with him in charge of his bros (10 and 6 at the time). 14 is where we started trusting him as a "babysitter"Most states say 12 is the youngest.
don't think this is correct at all. I think the definition here is whether they are provided with reasonable accommodations. This has a really broad definition and is there to protect against gross neglect.Most states say 12 is the youngest.
I started babysitting when I was 11. Our next door neighbors had 3 kids and I would watch them for about 5-6 hours one weekend night every week so they could go out. Dude paid well. We are talking 30.00 in 1974 dollars. Combined with my lawn mowing business I would make about 60 a week. Making it rain at 7/11.12 is where we started to run errands with him in charge of his bros (10 and 6 at the time). 14 is where we started trusting him as a "babysitter"
About 15 years ago my wife had an extended stay at the Cleveland Clinic (open heart surgery). I would stay pretty late before heading back to my parents place out in the burbs. The hospital is pretty much surrounded by low income neighborhoods and government provided housing. I would drive through those neighborhoods at 10:30-11pm and I was shocked how many little kids (5-8 years old) that were runnning around with what appeared to be no supervision of any kind. I always wondered where their parents were.There is a single mom down the street with a sketchy past. Has twins that are 9. All summer long 9 to 5 they are on their own.