Leaving children alone overnight.

elsien

willownuts wrote: »

Came home, house all quiet. Dog been walked and dishwasher loaded and re-filled and floor hoovered.

X

I'll have them for you, how soon can you deliver?

Person_one

Your husband is entitled to time off, but it might have to be unpaid:

https://www.gov.uk/parental-leave

Clearly, your oldest is reliable, however I think if I were you I'd get your husband to go back to his employers and assert his rights. If you were spending the night away at a Kate Bush concert I'd say leave them, but because its a medical reason maybe err on the side of caution.

If they were left alone, would your husband be contactable at work?

fufu_banterwaite

I thought you were going to say they were 11 and 12 or something. Can’t see any problem at all.

Cottage_Economy

elsien wrote: »

I'll have them for you, how soon can you deliver?

You'll have to fight me for them first...:D

tea_lover

Cottage_Economy wrote: »

You'll have to fight me for them first...:D

There's a queue forming. Children who hoover when left alone?? You could make a fortune hiring them out OP!

Prothet_of_Doom

Tell them it's a test, and if they pass you will give them much more freedom in future.

In all honesty kids that age usually step up to the Mark.

pollypenny

No problem at that age, surely.


However, I wouldn't insist on your husband's employer giving him leave on this occasion in case you have real need of it in the future.

egoode

I can't see a problem with children of that age staying home alone for just one night. When I was 17 my parents left me at home for a week on my own as I needed to work and they needed to visit my grandmother who lived 8 hours away. The next door neighbours did keep an eye out for me though so if you are on good terms with your neighbours maybe just mention to them what's happening.

System

Person_one wrote: »

Your husband is entitled to time off, but it might have to be unpaid:

https://www.gov.uk/parental-leave

He may well be but you have to give 21 days notice

Person_one

!!!!!! wrote: »

He may well be but you have to give 21 days notice

Has the OP told us when her hospital stay is happening and I've missed it?

If its too short notice for parental leave, then emergency leave for dependents will apply, I think:

https://www.gov.uk/time-off-for-dependants/your-rights

I realise I'm slightly out of step with the rest of the thread here, but that's partly because we don't know what the OP is going into hospital for. My response would be different if it were for observation or a blood transfusion than if it were for an operation with general anaesthetic.