Age <s> you'd allow your child to stay by his/herself

I was 13 when My parents leave for weekend. Cop comes to check on me for a day. Then at 15, My parents leave for short trip like 5 days.... then go on, anytime!!! I am older enough to care of myself. :)
 
In my local, we have rules in California. We are ALLOW 12 years old or older to stay in the homes accord to the emergency purpose and maturity.
 
Pinky678 said:
I agree with you. For my future kids. I will do that same thing you said. When I was 7 years old. I loved to watch a cartoon on tv. My mom know, I didn't want to miss the favorite show. She let me stay at home for half hour. She picked my dad up from work. I was good girl. They do trust me. I always good behave at home.

For my kids. It depend on my fiance because he will be a father. We have to discuss together. I don't like to be neglect my kid. Other wise my cousin left kids alone when she was on drug and crack user. Their neighborhood called the police on her for left her kids alone at home for all night. She went to prison for charge of Neglect Dependants.
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7 years old is way too young to stay at home alone. If CPS found out, you could have been taken away from your parents and put into a foster home.

Here in Texas, the youngest age allowed to stay at home alone is 12 years old.
 
Both of my boys were allowed to be alone at 9. I was alone when I was 8.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
7 years old is way too young to stay at home alone. If CPS found out, you could have been taken away from your parents and put into a foster home.

Here in Texas, the youngest age allowed to stay at home alone is 12 years old.
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I was in 80's. My mom left me for 15 to 30 min and come pick my dad up from work. I know how to care of myself. Now I know about CPS's rules. My parents let me to stay at home when I was 11 whatever I want. They are good parent to me. My parent never have a welfare at all. I don't live in Texas. I live in Indiana.
 
Pinky678 said:
I was in 80's. My mom left me for 15 to 30 min and come pick my dad up from work. I know how to care of myself. Now I know about CPS's rules. My parents let me to stay at home when I was 11 whatever I want. They are good parent to me. My parent never have a welfare at all. I don't live in Texas. I live in Indiana.
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Doesn't matter how long or how short you were allowed to stay home, 7 years old is still WAY TOO YOUNG! Now you changed your age to 11 years old. I think you are LYING! :roll:
 
jazzy said:
Both of my boys were allowed to be alone at 9. I was alone when I was 8.
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8 and 9 years old is way too YOUNG to be left home alone. If CPS found out that you were leaving your boys at home alone at 8 and 9 years old, they could have taken your boys away and put them in foster care.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Doesn't matter how long or how short you were allowed to stay home, 7 years old is still WAY TOO YOUNG! Now you changed your age to 11 years old. I think you are LYING! :roll:
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Seven or eleven years old. It doesn't matter. Both ages are still too young. I wouldn't let my neice or nephew stay alone by themselves until they were at LEAST 13 yrs old; maybe even 14 yrs old.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Doesn't matter how long or how short you were allowed to stay home, 7 years old is still WAY TOO YOUNG! Now you changed your age to 11 years old. I think you are LYING! :roll:
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She didn't change her story. She said that she was left home alone at age 7 for 30 min while her mom went to get her dad at work. At age 11, she said that they left her home alot. She is talking about two different things.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
8 and 9 years old is way too YOUNG to be left home alone. If CPS found out that you were leaving your boys at home alone at 8 and 9 years old, they could have taken your boys away and put them in foster care.
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That depends on state law, Lucia. Each state law is different as to what is legal, but I agree with you that an 8 or 9 yr old shouldn't be left home alone. That's too young.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Doesn't matter how long or how short you were allowed to stay home, 7 years old is still WAY TOO YOUNG! Now you changed your age to 11 years old. I think you are LYING! :roll:
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You're misunderstand what I mean. My mom tried to tell me to do go with her to go pick my dad. I told her. I don't want to leave because I want to watch the tv. My mom told me, "Please stay at home and be good girl. I will be right back in 15 to 30 minutes." They returned to home and cook a dinner. I was fine. Then My parents let me stay at home alone when they are go out of eat for 1 hour when I was 11. I didn't explain you enough. I don't feel like to discuss with you.

Now, I know it's new law for leave children for age. I will not follow my mom's way. If I have child. I will let my child stay at home alone at age 12. It's depend on states legal. In 80's and now are different!
 
It is different for every child; It depends on their maturity level and whether they know what to do in case of an emergency and how responsible the particular child is. :)

I don't think it gives anyone a right to judge other parents here for leaving their children home at the age of 9 or 10, or 11 unless you are parent yourself. If you are not then what do you know?
 
if it ain't illegal to leave 7 years old child at home in Indiana, then stop bugging Pinky. She doesn't live in Texas. If 7 years old is too young for you, then that's your opinion. Some kids at that age are even far more matured than 12 years old. My best friend (and also nemesis) was probably the most matured girl for her age (we're both same age) so no my parents wouldn't count on me to leave me home alone. I'd probably be out, making trouble :P and she had to stop me, kept threatening to rat on me to my mom :pissed:.
 
I agree with you. It was not my faulted or my parents' faulted. LuciaDistrubed is a annoying!!! She is wrong to judge on me! I just nodding at her. I let her go. She is nosy my business!


Cheri said:
It is different for every child; It depends on their maturity level and whether they know what to do in case of an emergency and how responsible the particular child is. :)

I don't think it gives anyone a right to judge other parents here for leaving their children home at the age of 9 or 10, or 11 unless you are parent yourself. If you are not then what do you know?
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Thank you! Lucia is annoying!!!!! She always bugging me. I didn't know why. What's wrong with her??? She is a childish! She know nothing about my business. Geez! She need to grow up!

jiro123 said:
if it ain't illegal to leave 7 years old child at home in Indiana, then stop bugging Pinky. She doesn't live in Texas. If 7 years old is too young for you, then that's your opinion. Some kids at that age are even far more matured than 12 years old. My best friend (and also nemesis) was probably the most matured girl for her age (we're both same age) so no my parents wouldn't count on me to leave me home alone. I'd probably be out, making trouble :P and she had to stop me, kept threatening to rat on me to my mom :pissed:.
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Cheri said:
It is different for every child; It depends on their maturity level and whether they know what to do in case of an emergency and how responsible the particular child is. :)

I don't think it gives anyone a right to judge other parents here for leaving their children home at the age of 9 or 10, or 11 unless you are parent yourself. If you are not then what do you know?
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Definitely agree...Each states has a minimum age for leaving their children home alone.

I didn't leave any of my children home alone or unsupervised until my oldest son turned 16, (now he's 17). This happens only a few times when my husband dropped me off at the warehouse (work) or when I need to make errands but I never left my 8 years old son home without an "adult" supervision.
 
When I was a kid, I was 11 when my folks left me alone at home because they trust me in the home situation. They taught me how to call for emgerncy, not to talk to strangers, not to answer the door unless it someone we know very well, and what to do in case of a fire ects. So since I have a child of my own. I guess probably when she 12 or 13 to be home alone. It would denpend on how she behave. I wouldn't want anything happen to my child.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
7 years old is way too young to stay at home alone. If CPS found out, you could have been taken away from your parents and put into a foster home.
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I doubt if CPS would do anything because for one they do not investigated the cases throughly that's why there are so many abuse, molested and neglect children being return back after she/he has been placed in a temporary foster home and the only way CPS will respond if a child had died or is in the hospital. It's true because I've witness it myself. :(
 
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