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re: Leaving your kids home for a short period of time
Posted on 8/25/17 at 11:49 am to NS Who Dat Nation
Posted on 8/25/17 at 11:49 am to NS Who Dat Nation
This why Gen Z will be a great conservative generation, there millennial parents cannot make a decision without a group guiding their way. 
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Posted on 8/25/17 at 11:57 am to NS Who Dat Nation
First grade I got off the bus and went home alone. Mom didn't get off work til 4. Watched cartoons and ate some cheese. No big deal. Nobody died.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 12:03 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
Raise your kids and let other raise theirs.
What your child may be ready for at 8, another kid may not be ready for until 10.
As a parent, you know what your kid can handle.
What your child may be ready for at 8, another kid may not be ready for until 10.
As a parent, you know what your kid can handle.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 12:14 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
I loved it when my mom left me at home. Didn't happen often, but when she did I liked it
Sounds like your bigger problem is that your wife wears the pants in the relationship
Sounds like your bigger problem is that your wife wears the pants in the relationship
Posted on 8/25/17 at 12:30 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
I started leaving mine at home for short periods at 7, if I had to run to the grocery store or something.
When he was 9 he said frick afterschool care and stayed home alone from 3:00 pm until I got home at 4:30. He has a cell phone though
When he was 9 he said frick afterschool care and stayed home alone from 3:00 pm until I got home at 4:30. He has a cell phone though
Posted on 8/25/17 at 1:29 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
At 12, I rode the bus home, and stayed by myself until my folks came home form work. I swear this made me into an introvert. I would come home, get a snack, and watch Duck Tales. Good times.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 1:42 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
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8 year old daughter...home by themselves...I'm not very comfortable with it.
You've got about 6 years before you really need to start worrying.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 1:52 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
Sounds like you are a big wuss and will have wuss kids
Posted on 8/25/17 at 2:35 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
I was walking to a playing card store by myself at age 9/10. Helicopter parents have ruined an entire generation of kids.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 2:39 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
we'll leave our 10 and 8 year old if my wife and i are going to miss each other on getting home vs leaving. it's never been more than 20 minutes though. i'm pretty sure in the next year it will be more and more.
my oldest i could have left at home when he was 5 and he'd have been fine. my 8 year old has started a fire when i'm upstairs for work.
my oldest i could have left at home when he was 5 and he'd have been fine. my 8 year old has started a fire when i'm upstairs for work.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 2:57 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
10 was the magic age where I could stay home alone while the rest of the family was out at night. Also the age when I could take off on my bike without saying where I was going.
I was looking after smaller kids on my own at 11 or 12.
I was looking after smaller kids on my own at 11 or 12.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 3:15 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
We'll leave our 8 year old for probably an hour at max. But we set the alarm, and she one of those Gizmo Gadget watches that she can call us if something is wrong.
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