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BeachMom
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Member since 11/08 8346 total posts
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Kristie
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At What age..
would you leaveyour child home alone.
for an hour or two. Not all day long.
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Posted 6/16/11 12:53 PM  |
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Diana
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Re: At What age..
i was babysitting at 12. so i chose 12
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| Posted 6/16/11 1:11 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: At What age..
Depends on the child but I would think about 12.
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| Posted 6/16/11 1:27 PM |
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BeachMom
Love my 4 kiddos!
Member since 11/08 8346 total posts
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Kristie
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Re: At What age..
Thanks everyone who answered. My DD is 11 now and very responsible and i don't know if I am ready to cut the strings and leave her home for an hour. I even leave work 15 minutes early so i'm home before she gets home from school.
Some of her friends have been staying home since they were 8 or 9....and i'm like well i'm not their mom....
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| Posted 6/16/11 1:39 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Ginger
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Re: At What age..
I said 12 as I have a 12, almost 13 year old. I think she was about that age, maybe 11, closer to 12 when she was left home alone.
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| Posted 6/16/11 1:43 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Felice (aka LuckyBride2004)
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Re: At What age..
While I agree with the AP that said it depends on the child, I would think 11 or 12 would be appropriate.
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| Posted 6/16/11 3:16 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: At What age..
My instant answer to the poll was 11.
It's funny...just THIS morning, DH and I were discussing this. Now that I have the three with me all.day.long for the next couple of weeks, it is super-hard to run out for iced coffee. My DC are 5, 4 and 7.5 months. We agreed it would be five to six years before I could leave them for a little while.
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| Posted 6/16/11 3:25 PM |
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Erica
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Re: At What age..
I was home 15 -30 minutes by myself in 3rd grade until my older sister got home. I'm not sure I could do that (maybe when the youngest gets there i will)
I think 11-12 is a good age.
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| Posted 6/16/11 4:17 PM |
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rojerono
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Jeannie
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Re: At What age..
Depends on the kid. My son is 10 and he's not remotely ready to be left alone for any length of time. I think 12 is reasonable.
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| Posted 6/16/11 9:14 PM |
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