| Name: emma | Date: Apr 15th, 2006 2:49 PM |
| mabye you could let the 12 year old run the household while your gone ↑ |
| Name: Lisa | Date: Apr 17th, 2006 5:51 AM |
| As long as you think you can trust them to stay in the house and behave themselves,I dont see a problem with them being home alone for a couple of hours til you get home,not at all. But you know your kids better than anyone as far as if theyll do as their told or not . ↑ |
| Name: lisa | Date: Apr 17th, 2006 1:05 PM |
it all depends how safe your neighborhood is !!
12 seems old enough , but make sure they understand the adult tasks..so on!
they should know what to do in emergency , understand about strangers and , danger!! ↑ |
| Name: Ginger | Date: Jun 1st, 2006 2:24 PM |
| I agree with trying to find them something to do after school some sort of maybe after school program. or do you have any friends that would be able to watch them for you for a couple of hours? ↑ |
| Name: lynette | Date: Jun 5th, 2006 5:22 PM |
| i have recently starting dating, how long is the average time or recommend time before the kids should meet the new guy? i have been divorced for three years and have not dated since. ↑ |
| Name: lynette | Date: Jun 5th, 2006 5:25 PM |
| have you applied for state fund care? Unfortunalty babysitting cost come before everything- Yes, it is important to stay working, even when half the pay is for babysitting. It does get better. ↑ |
| Name: Christy | Date: Jun 5th, 2006 8:57 PM |
| My son is 13 and has been staying by himself after school for about a half an hour every day for this past school year. He is pretty responsible and knows not to let anyone in the house and not to leave the house. Also, if anyone calls for me, he is instructed to tell him that I am in the shower. I know that he does this as instructed because my mother once asked me why I always take a shower when I get home from work. I guess he didn't understand that he only had to lie to strangers. You know your children best and know their maturity level. I guess it depends on that. It does work for us. I think with two children together though it would be harder because they may fight with one another without you there to mediate. The law, I believe, is 12 to watch a younger sibling so there shouldn't be any legal issues. Also, you may want to let a neighbor who you can trust know about your situation so they can keep a watch. Nosy neighbors can be great sometimes. ↑ |
| Name: Lynne n | Date: Jun 6th, 2006 5:09 PM |
| No i dont think it is old enough to leave them alone what if the house burns down or something else happens you wouldnt be able to live with yourself! ↑ |
| Name: SunDrop414 | Date: Jun 15th, 2006 7:04 PM |
| I don't think the age makes much of a difference as how mature they are. I had three olders; Erica, Caroline, and Lainey ((listed in order)) but only Caroline was allowed to stay home alone. So it really comes down to do you think your 12 would be okay alone watching your 10 year old. Sorry if this isn't good enough..just trying to be helpful lol ↑ |
| Name: bethany | Date: Jun 28th, 2006 3:25 AM |
| what do i do when my boyfriend dont want to be a part of his child life ↑ |
| Name: englandcastle | Date: Jun 29th, 2006 9:40 AM |
| fine mom single your me ↑ |
| Name: Claire | Date: Jun 30th, 2006 2:33 AM |
| I'd say they're a bit young right now, unless you have a good neighbour that could pop by and keep an eye on them. Mine are 15 & 6 and I don't think I could leave them. A lot of parents think as they get older they need less parenting, not me. I'm a great believer in keeping my eye firmly on them...Lol ↑ |
| Name: Kayla | Date: Jul 13th, 2006 5:49 PM |
| Hey Im 15 years old And i Would love to aby sit ur children!! ↑ |
| Name: anthony | Date: Jul 14th, 2006 3:47 PM |
| Name: Lizzi | Date: Jul 15th, 2006 2:38 AM |
| If they are well behaved go for it and let them try it on their own. ↑ |
| Name: Lynn Ou | Date: Jul 27th, 2006 6:20 AM |
My daughter is 12 years old and my son is 9, when I must go to
do something important, I have to leave , my 9 years old son is with autism, and I try to let my daughter take care of him so much that she`s almost half of his mom, and I always show how much I thank her,the next every times I had to leave my son already depending on her , and every time after I come back from after my work and duty, I show both of them that how much I love and thank them. when ever I show that feelings with them they try so hard to make me feel relief. ↑ |
| Name: brittany | Date: Jul 28th, 2006 9:33 PM |
| Name: zephenia | Date: Aug 8th, 2006 4:47 AM |
| i think it all depends on how mature they are.if they are generally good well behaved kids then yes.be sure to have a neighbor who is willing to check up on them every once in a while ↑ |
| Name: asdasdad | Date: Aug 8th, 2006 10:49 PM |
| Name: spankyx0711 | Date: Aug 9th, 2006 5:28 AM |
| You should look into afterschool programs or something. They're free. I live in nevada and here we have what's called "Safe Key". Its an afterschool program where kids can play games and do homework and have snacks all while being supervised until their parents can come pick them up. It ends here at 6:00. Also, in my state, it's ILLEGAL to leave a child under 14 home alone. Check into your states laws ↑ |
| Name: Marcella | Date: Aug 9th, 2006 6:58 AM |
I go to a university in a small college town but I have applied for childcare to 2 different families for a short time until their job situation changed and for the other family, when the other parent came by. One of them, I worked for 9/hour so times 5(days a week) it came out to 90 for the 2 hours I worked each day. Sometimes she changed it around and I worked more or less but I found the job at a student emplyment site for the university.. You can specify what type of experience, maybe child development majors, etc. A lot of students need the money and 2 hours/day isjust extra time to work somewhere where you're not flipping fries :) Youcan lower it to 8/hour also so you make it 80 dollars/week. That's not bad you know
check with a local college/university, they usually have emplyment services for students ↑ |
| Name: noran | Date: Sep 14th, 2006 4:23 PM |
| Name: sasha | Date: Sep 19th, 2006 6:48 PM |
| My kids are 15, 14, 12, 11 and 8. I work 8-5 and they have been coming home from school for about 2 years together, it is perfectly okay. ↑ |
| Name: GodServant | Date: Sep 22nd, 2006 8:02 AM |
| Q: Do you have any turtoring or reading after school programs that they can become involved with until you can arrive home? I think they are too young, but you know better than anyone how mature they are and if they are trust worthy to have the reponsiblility og=f being at home alone until your arrival. ↑ |
| Name: joe | Date: Aug 14th, 2007 10:36 PM |
| hey i would like with all respect know more about u ... ↑ |
| Name: becca | Date: Aug 17th, 2007 9:41 AM |
| I am single mom of 2 children, one of which is 6yo & disabled. My ex is demanding I give him monthly bank statements of her SSI account, then he complains of his sorry excuse of child support he has to pay me? ↑ |
| Name: becca | Date: Aug 18th, 2007 9:33 AM |
| Name: shorty06 | Date: Aug 18th, 2007 6:32 PM |
| by the way thigs are goin on now with dyfs and nosy neighbors i wouldnt suggest leavin thiem by them self...enroll them in after school programs or sumthin they are free. ↑ |
| Name: shorty06 | Date: Aug 18th, 2007 6:33 PM |
| i have a disable child too and by court that is not of his bussiness...that's ur income not his he only have to worry about child support and that's it ↑ |
| Name: cata | Date: Aug 19th, 2007 9:13 PM |
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