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re: What age is it safe to leave your kids at home
Posted on 4/22/18 at 7:14 pm to Landmass
Posted on 4/22/18 at 7:14 pm to Landmass
Speaking as a former teenager, I'd say there's probably a sweet spot between ages 9-14 where it's safe to leave a kid at home without a guardian. By age 15, I was "borrowing" our neighbor's motorcycle and driving across the parish line to a beer joint when my folks were gone.
Speaking as a parent (ages 9,9,11), it seems like it's safer to leave 3 of them alone together (I was an only child). Between the inevitable tattletale sister and SimpliSafe sending me a text anytime the door is opened, they do pretty well on their own for short periods of time.
OTOH, we are WAY out in the country, and the only way in/out goes past the grandparents. And, I'm still thinking about putting up a hidden surveillance camera or two.
Speaking as a parent (ages 9,9,11), it seems like it's safer to leave 3 of them alone together (I was an only child). Between the inevitable tattletale sister and SimpliSafe sending me a text anytime the door is opened, they do pretty well on their own for short periods of time.
OTOH, we are WAY out in the country, and the only way in/out goes past the grandparents. And, I'm still thinking about putting up a hidden surveillance camera or two.
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Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:03 pm to Landmass
When they’re old enough to dial a phone number.
7-8
7-8
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:15 pm to Landmass
5, as long as the 7 year old can watch them.
Just leave a box of cereal and a bowl of water and lock the doors.
Just leave a box of cereal and a bowl of water and lock the doors.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:23 pm to Landmass
First time I did it, I think I was 35
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:28 pm to Landmass
This reminds me how weird it is to me when I find out 12 year olds still have their parents get them ready for school.
I was waking up, dressing myself and putting myself on the school bus in 1st grade
Probably arrest the parents now.
I was waking up, dressing myself and putting myself on the school bus in 1st grade
Probably arrest the parents now.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:32 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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This reminds me how weird it is to me when I find out 12 year olds still have their parents get them ready for school.
My kids wouldn’t have tolerated that. My daughter spent a whole weekend figuring out how to braid her own hair when she was young so that she could cut me out of getting ready l. Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:37 pm to Landmass
I have boys and they have been staying at the house by themselves since 10, only during the day and not for extended periods of time. I also live in a nice area on a quit street and a iron fence/ gates around my entire yard so people don't just show unannounced. They are actually pretty mature for their age. However I have a 30 yr old brother in law I wouldn't trust to stay at home ( no mental or physical handicaps) just a dumb arse, guess every kid is different
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:40 pm to Landmass
I was home alone sometimes at 6-7 years old.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:41 pm to Landmass
Another "how should I live my life pussy thread?"
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:47 pm to VanCleef
It also depends on what state you are in.
Mother arrested for leaving 8 and 9 year old alone for 45 minutes
Mother arrested for leaving 8 and 9 year old alone for 45 minutes
Posted on 4/22/18 at 8:48 pm to Landmass
3 and a half or 3.50.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 9:01 pm to Landmass
Depends on kids, location and situation. I was at home by myself on 9/11. My mom was a single mother and worked. I was 10. Not the best day to be left at home alone.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 10:04 pm to Landmass
So many helicopter parents in here raising future SJWs.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 10:06 pm to Landmass
Depends...girl or boy...boy 12 on up...girl 11 til 14 then stop that shite
Posted on 4/22/18 at 10:52 pm to Num1TigerSpam
quote:Oh my God.
I honestly think if you raise a kid to have some independence and they're smart they should be able to manage themselves if no external threats at earliest age 6 or 7 for several hours without too much worry.
I assume you don't have kids. I have two 6 year olds and no matter how great and independent they may be, there is no 6 year old ready to be alone for several hours, that's basically child neglect bruh.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 11:19 pm to shel311
Its a process that varies from kid to kid.
How do you develop it? Give them instructions while you do things like yard work, outdoor maintenance, etc. where you aren't immediately available, short of an emergency. See how they handle that. Get an idea of their capacity to differentiate a 'whoops' from an 'oh shite, panic time', by seeing what they bring to your attention, and in what they let slide.
If they do poorly with it, don't overburden them by saying 'You are 12 now, I'm going out for the weekend with your mom. We may come home someday'. If they do more with it, give them more freedom and discretion in watching themselves.
But for christ sake, if you have a nosey arse neighbor, tell her to mind her own business, and instruct your children never to speak to them.
How do you develop it? Give them instructions while you do things like yard work, outdoor maintenance, etc. where you aren't immediately available, short of an emergency. See how they handle that. Get an idea of their capacity to differentiate a 'whoops' from an 'oh shite, panic time', by seeing what they bring to your attention, and in what they let slide.
If they do poorly with it, don't overburden them by saying 'You are 12 now, I'm going out for the weekend with your mom. We may come home someday'. If they do more with it, give them more freedom and discretion in watching themselves.
But for christ sake, if you have a nosey arse neighbor, tell her to mind her own business, and instruct your children never to speak to them.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 11:22 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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11 12 boys
Daughter 18
She will be a whore by the time she is 19.
So for a girl i say 25, minimum
Posted on 4/22/18 at 11:24 pm to FCP
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there's probably a sweet spot between ages 9-14 where it's safe to leave a kid at home without a guardian.
This.
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