MSE Parents Club Part 15

redmel1621

I have a question - to parents of older kids.

What age did you first leave your kids at home alone. I don't mean all night or anything, but say if you were going to nip the shop or something.

tarajayne

Think Caz.....

Cranberry Juice is almost instant relief Bruno. X

tarajayne

redmel1621 wrote: »

I have a question - to parents of older kids.

What age did you first leave your kids at home alone. I don't mean all night or anything, but say if you were going to nip the shop or something.

Different with every child, sorry. I would say Secondary School age. Erin would be soon. She has just been allowed down town with her friends, she's 11 in March. However, DS was older. I don't think boys are always as sensible. Ben's road sense is not as good as Erin's was at his age. :cool:

redmel1621

Thanks Tara...

We keep having 'debates' with ds1 as he 'thinks' he is old enough to go hanging round on the streets and old enough to stay at home on his own etc.... It is doing my nut in! He has a friend who is a year younger than he is and this kid is allowed to go roaming round the streets, hangs around the local shops and apparantly goes home alone when his mum is in work.... So he thinks he should be allowed! He will be 10 in 11days....I don't think he is sensible enough but was wondering if I was just being an overprotective parent.

cazscoob

my shop is 2 doors away lol but if we were nipping to the shop up the hill or close by we would leave the bigger 2 (8&10 next week) but i feel they are responsible enough for us to do this.

Im thinking but still lost hahaha!!

tarajayne

redmel1621 wrote: »

Thanks Tara...

We keep having 'debates' with ds1 as he 'thinks' he is old enough to go hanging round on the streets and old enough to stay at home on his own etc.... It is doing my nut in! He has a friend who is a year younger than he is and this kid is allowed to go roaming round the streets, hangs around the local shops and apparantly goes home alone when his mum is in work.... So he thinks he should be allowed! He will be 10 in 11days....I don't think he is sensible enough but was wondering if I was just being an overprotective parent.

Doesn't sound a good idea to me, but that's just my opinion. Also, our 'town' is hardly what most people are used to. She's been allowed down in preperation for going 'big' school on her own. And only with friends. But it's probably smaller tham some villages.

cazscoob

we are lucky that our kids can go out to play here and they go out quite a lot, they have a little more freedom with it being a quiet village and anything always gets back to you lol! if we lived in the town they wouldnt have the same freedom.

searching_me

awwww poor amber ((hugs)) to them all ..

leave kids home alone ......... im thinking of selling mine at the moment ... but id say it depends on how responsible they show themselves to be from about 11-12 ...

just did dinner .. jacket spuds .. yummm ... ordered 12 bottles of wine for £25 which came today so thats some xmas presents sorted .. couple for xmas/boxing day and a cheeky one or two for me ..

seriously .... im selling my kids to the highest bidder they're driving me nut x

r.mac_2

:wave: SM - that sounds agreat bargain - can I be nosey and ask for details

BrunoM

I walked to school by myself (5 minutes, across one road with a zebra crossing) from age 8 I think. ETA: Not home alone, though.

So relieved to hear about Amber - I bet Tia must be SO desperate to get them both home again though what an ordeal.

Idiot child continued to refuse his nap, then demanded a snack - I put him in highchair with some crackers and a yogurt, came back 3 minutes later and he'd fallen asleep... didn't even wake being moved to bed. But I can't let him sleep too long starting this late in the day! :rolleyes:
OH still sleeps, and doctor still hasn't called.... sigh!