Ok to leave 10 and 12yo in hotel room?

[Anonymous]

We've left our 10 year old son and his best friend, a girl his age alone together in a hotel room for a few hours many times (our families vacation together every year), usually just when we go for a drink at the bar in the evening with her parents. We leave a do not disturb sign on the door, we leave a phone there so we can check in with them and we remind them they need to be be quiet so they don't disturb other guests. They usually just watch a movie together on my son's tablet before we get back. There's never been any problems, so I'm fine with it.

[Anonymous]

no and illegal in most states.

[Anonymous]

No..what's wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no and illegal in most states.

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Anonymous wrote:no and illegal in most states.

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I'm not the PP quoted here, but Pennsylvania does not have a legal age minimum to be left alone. That being said, if anything bad happens, the parent will still be held criminally responsible.

[Anonymous]

How responsible is your 12 year old? That is the question. I know some that are totally fine, understand fire safety, understand not to answer the door and to deadbolt it, etc. and others that are...not so savvy.

[Anonymous]

OP I think you should just ask the hotel staff if it's ok. It's their property.
If it's perfectly fine and acceptable, you shouldn't have any problem letting the hotel staff know that you are doing it.

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Anonymous wrote:no and illegal in most states.

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It's not illegal in most states when 39 states don't have an age limit. It would be illegal in CO, DE, IL, MI, AND MISS.

[Anonymous]

People on here never cease to amaze me. so many crazies.

Team they will be 100% fine left alone. Can't even believe this is a question.

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Anonymous wrote:I just cannot even with all these pearl-clutching DCUMers. As the college prof said, these are the ones who send young adults to college at 18 who are utterly incapable of handling anything independently because their parents have grossly oversmothered them and stunted their growth. THAT is bad parenting. OP, you know your kids. If you are confident they're capable being alone together in a hotel room for a few hours, of course it's fine at those ages.

From Hershey to Philadelphia and back--that journey alone would be "a few hours"--even if they didn't spend a single minute in the museum!
My kids are older and in college. They are not "oversmothered" or stunted in their growth and handle things independently.

Can you not read?

OP said they may stay in Philly or Hershey or Lancaster.

I sure can but obviously you can not. The OP specifically said "I was thinking Hershey with all 3 kids and maybe take little one to the please touch museum"

OP here. I did not map everything out but I was thinking one night Hershey and then moving hotels to Philadelphia.

I asked DH and he thinks it would be easier for me to just take the little one and leave the two older kids at home. I could do Sesame Place and/or Dutch Wonderland and the Please Touch Museum. My older kids are too old for all these places. We can do Hershey Park some other time this summer or just skip if our schedule doesn't allow. I don't want to go to Hershey on a weekend.

[Anonymous]

No. You cannot leave your kids alone.

Yes. You will be inconvenienced and you will have to suck it up.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s totally fine as long as you can leave a cell phone with them so they can reach you.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

12 year olds babysit, walk dogs, mow lawns, etc. I think.they can handle hanging out for a couple hours.

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Anonymous wrote:no and illegal in most states.

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It's not illegal in most states when 39 states don't have an age limit. It would be illegal in CO, DE, IL, MI, AND MISS.

It's not illegal in Michigan.