Comments on: Home Alone: What is the Right Age? http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cómo permanecer solo en casa responsablemente | Teens http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-8380 Cómo permanecer solo en casa responsablemente | Teens Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:53:54 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-8380 [...] y papá deben ir a trabajar para darte las comodidades que necesitas, obligándote a permanecer solo en casa durante muchas [...] [...] y papá deben ir a trabajar para darte las comodidades que necesitas, obligándote a permanecer solo en casa durante muchas [...]

]]> By: Daddy Forever http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3718 Daddy Forever Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:07:48 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3718 I've only leave my kids alone to drop off the other kids at the bus stop (5 minutes). The other kids know they can't open the door unless we say it's ok (even when we're home) and they have never left the house without permission. Of course, we have never left the baby alone. You never know what my happen with a baby around. .-= Daddy Forever´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaddyForever/~3/IclBcg5p_Zk/" rel="nofollow">Links Round Up – 2010.02.12</a> =-. I’ve only leave my kids alone to drop off the other kids at the bus stop (5 minutes). The other kids know they can’t open the door unless we say it’s ok (even when we’re home) and they have never left the house without permission. Of course, we have never left the baby alone. You never know what my happen with a baby around.
.-= Daddy Forever´s last blog ..Links Round Up – 2010.02.12 =-.

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3713 Keith Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:59:51 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3713 JR: It's always helpful to have neighbors who you know and who can pitch in a little. we don't know any of our neighbors (stupid modern society). Thanks for the comment! JR: It’s always helpful to have neighbors who you know and who can pitch in a little. we don’t know any of our neighbors (stupid modern society). Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: J.R. Reed http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3692 J.R. Reed Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:37:59 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3692 Drama Queen is 12 and is home alone after school for a couple hours before I get home. I occasionally will leave her alone for 2-3 hours if I go out and do things, but the next door neighbor is always home and she knows that she is there. It's tough doing, but she has to learn responsibility at some point... Drama Queen is 12 and is home alone after school for a couple hours before I get home. I occasionally will leave her alone for 2-3 hours if I go out and do things, but the next door neighbor is always home and she knows that she is there. It’s tough doing, but she has to learn responsibility at some point…

]]> By: BigLittleWolf http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3682 BigLittleWolf Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:51:47 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3682 A really important issue, Keith. And I think many parents don't think about it carefully enough, or even realize there are laws, as you show above. The single parent has a particular dilemma. There may be one of you and several of "them" and other issues to juggle as well. It's certainly a question that requires careful thought - and the best we can do - given the child, including the child's physical maturity, not just emotional or developmental. Something I wrote about a few months ago, when to my surprise, some individuals thought I should take a vacation while leaving a not-yet-mature teen alone. dailyplateofcrazy.com/2009/10/29/parenting-tips-age-to-leave-children-home-alone/ (Guess what my decision was on that one?) .-= BigLittleWolf´s last blog ..<a href="http://dailyplateofcrazy.com/2010/02/09/boost-your-brain-with-pleasure/" rel="nofollow">Boost your brain (with pleasure)</a> =-. A really important issue, Keith. And I think many parents don’t think about it carefully enough, or even realize there are laws, as you show above.

The single parent has a particular dilemma. There may be one of you and several of “them” and other issues to juggle as well. It’s certainly a question that requires careful thought – and the best we can do – given the child, including the child’s physical maturity, not just emotional or developmental.

Something I wrote about a few months ago, when to my surprise, some individuals thought I should take a vacation while leaving a not-yet-mature teen alone. dailyplateofcrazy.com/2009/10/29/parenting-tips-age-to-leave-children-home-alone/ (Guess what my decision was on that one?)
.-= BigLittleWolf´s last blog ..Boost your brain (with pleasure) =-.

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3676 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:12:05 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3676 Mitzi: your kids are the perfect age spans apart! It's nice to have someone who can handle the younger ones, especially when there's one who needs handling :-) I've only got two boys, but I think my younger is going to be taking care of the older one at some point. HA Mitzi: your kids are the perfect age spans apart! It’s nice to have someone who can handle the younger ones, especially when there’s one who needs handling :-) I’ve only got two boys, but I think my younger is going to be taking care of the older one at some point. HA

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3675 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:10:10 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3675 Chris: Definitely about the maturity. I sometimes think my 7 year old is never going to grow up. But, I know he will -- It's just a question of when :-) Chris: Definitely about the maturity. I sometimes think my 7 year old is never going to grow up. But, I know he will — It’s just a question of when :-)

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3674 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:03 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3674 chad: I can't remember when my parents started leaving me alone. I want to say I must have been 11 or so. I wonder how they did it without going crazy. My twin sister and I set our front yard on fire once, shot arrows at each other for fun and a whole bunch of other stuff that we should be dead for. I can't imagine leaving my kids alone. But, alas, I suppose the day will come. sigh :-/ chad: I can’t remember when my parents started leaving me alone. I want to say I must have been 11 or so. I wonder how they did it without going crazy. My twin sister and I set our front yard on fire once, shot arrows at each other for fun and a whole bunch of other stuff that we should be dead for. I can’t imagine leaving my kids alone. But, alas, I suppose the day will come. sigh :-/

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3673 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:06:48 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3673 Beth: Yeah. 8 seems way too young! I wonder which genius thought that one up :-) Probably someone without kids. I'm waiting for the day the light clicks in my head and I know it's ok to leave them. obviously not yet, but the anticipation is interesting. Thanks for visiting again! Beth: Yeah. 8 seems way too young! I wonder which genius thought that one up :-) Probably someone without kids. I’m waiting for the day the light clicks in my head and I know it’s ok to leave them. obviously not yet, but the anticipation is interesting. Thanks for visiting again!

]]> By: Keith http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3672 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:04:57 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3672 Ed: wow, you've got quite an age span there. Funny how first borns have that ability. It must be a learned trait. Yeah, my wife doesn't leave me alone very often either :-) I keep hoping to be able to sit on the couch with potato chips for an afternoon sometime soon! Ed: wow, you’ve got quite an age span there. Funny how first borns have that ability. It must be a learned trait. Yeah, my wife doesn’t leave me alone very often either :-) I keep hoping to be able to sit on the couch with potato chips for an afternoon sometime soon!

]]> By: Ed http://www.almightydad.com/parenting/home-alone-what-is-the-right-age/comment-page-1#comment-3671 Ed Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:52:39 +0000 http://www.almightydad.com/?p=7813#comment-3671 I leave the 13 year old boy to watch the 11 and 6 year old. He has a certain weird first born structured all socks line up in the drawer mentality so it works. It is also for just a trip to the grocery store. Now I just wish the wife would leave me at home alone once in awhile. .-= Ed´s last blog ..<a href="http://edtoday.typepad.com/the-normal-dad/2010/02/medical-error.html" rel="nofollow">Medical Error</a> =-. I leave the 13 year old boy to watch the 11 and 6 year old. He has a certain weird first born structured all socks line up in the drawer mentality so it works. It is also for just a trip to the grocery store. Now I just wish the wife would leave me at home alone once in awhile.
.-= Ed´s last blog ..Medical Error =-.

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