do you leave your children home alone

I leave mine occasionally(ages 13 and 5)...

I have seen other stories like that..accidental fires young children left at home...you never think it will happen to you...but it can happen to anybody!

I never ever leave my children on their own at home. Funny even though the eldest is 19 now I still hate leaving her on her own.

I have a 14 year old and I'll leave him alone during the day or for a few hours in the evening, but I would never leave him over night.

I am a very over protective mom. There would be no way that I would leave an 8 year home alone. I do, now, leave my 2 oldest home while I grocery shop. They are 15 and 16 years old. If this lady had enough money to go out to a bar then she had enough money for a babysitter. She should feel bad for what she did to her daughter. Yes, accidents happen, if you are there or not. There is no need to ask for it by leaving small children by themselves (just think about having to live with that guilt for the rest of your life).

No. It's very dangerous. We must have responsibility to take care of little children safely.

No. My wife and I don't leave our son of 7 years alone. The only moment he stays alone is when I go to my father's flat, that is 4 storeys above ours. But it's no more than two or three minutes.

Never . There is always risk of happening something hazardous . Most of the people of any age staying alone at home are prone to do something undesirable out of temptation . The same thing is more probable in case of a child . Because , generally he/she is prohibited to do many hazardous things and in time of absence of adults he/she is very tempted to do those things which may unfortunately lead to the undesirable .

Thats a really sad story. I hope the mother feels bad for her actions! I would never leave my kids alone...EVER. I'm grateful my mom lives close by, and if I need to go out (like 3 times a year) she's absolutely more than willing to watch the kids. I can't believe that people even think about doing that!!!

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That's a great point, but what age do you feel a child is old enough to be left home alone. That is a mother's worst nightmare for their child to be hurt when they're gone. I was babysitting for children at age 10 and was extremely mature for my age. I have difficulty leaving my 15 and 17 yr. old alone sometimes, but I feel they're old enough to be responsible for their behavior. I've inquired about age limit for leaving a child home alone and some officers have told me anywhere from 12 years and up you can. Anything younger down to 10 years old depends on the maturity level of the child, but not highly recommended.

I only leave the kids long enough to walk my oldest daughter to her school bus stop at the corner. They are 4 and 5. I have spent many hours thinking about it and it works best for us. I am gone maybe 5 minutes. They do great and love the responsability. They also know if they need me I am right out front. I don't leave the baby, though. Because if something happened and they needed to get out quick they can run but the baby can't. She comes with me. Not sure what we will do this winter. That was the main reason I started leaving them at home. It was 20 degrees outside and they were already sick. I didn't want to drag them out into the cold for 5 minutes. Me and my brother used to stay by ourselves all the time, but my gramma lived downstairs from us. But from about the time I was 12 and my brother was 10 I was left in charge while my parents were out. I had no problem with it. It depends on the kids. We behaved really well and never did anything but watch TV while our mom was out grocery shopping. I'm not sure how old my kids will be before they stay alone for long periods. My oldest is definetely not mature enough to handle it. My son (who is 5) will probably be ready way before her. He is great at keeping an eye on the baby already. He'll probably be the one I ask to babysit for his little sister when they are older, lol.

I have an 8-year old and would never leave her at home alone.It would be one thing if it were absolutly necessary but to just go out and have a good time. How selfish !!!!

What a sad story and I cannot see leaving a young child alone for any reason. If anything happens, you have to live with it for the rest of your lives and I wouldn't want to have anything like that on my conscience.

I never ever leave my children on their own at home. Funny even though the eldest is 19 now I still hate leaving her on her own.

I am only 23 years old so as you can understand i am not married and i dont have any children but i think that when i will get married i will never leave my kids at home alone before they become twelve years old. I think that up to this age they dont understand what they really do, what is a joke and what is dangerous for their health. So it is better for every parent to protect them so as to be sure that they will be safe. As for the example that you have reported i think that she could have easily left left her child to her parents or to neighbour and at last if she hadnt anybody to leave the child she had better stay at home. if you decide to bring up a child you know that you will loose many things that you loved in the past because you have to stay with your child. There you must be and no at clubs hving drinks. If you want such things than you have better wait some years before you take the decision to have a child. It will be better both for you and your family. Thats what i think and what i will do in the future. Thats why i say that i will wate eight to ten years to get married. I want to be sure that i will be a perfect father and husband.

My daughter is nine months im a stay at home mom and no I would never leave her alone that is crazy. Once you have a child it isn't about you anymore it is about getting yourself together to raise your child with all the love you have inside of you. You can still have fun but be responsible about it.

dont leave ur children home alone

i do leave my 2 sons alone they are 13 and 10 he knows what to do and i never leave them alone at night

Incidents like these blow my mind, and I will never understand it. It's so sad, but true that certain people need posts like these to let them be aware of risks. It's pathetic, really. How someone could be so careless is beyond me. It's so very sad that things like this happen. Stupid people shouldn't breed. If you aren't going to take care of your children, or leave them to their own devices, how could you expect them to be safe? So sad...