How old were your kids when they could wake up and get to the bus stop on their own?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child was 8 when she could do this. We set an alarm
for wake up and an alarm for when you leave the house. She got up dressed, made breakfast, made her lunch, and left on time. If she didn’t handle this she would not get to school on time and she knew this. Incidentally she was never late. No issues at all.

However I was in the house at the time. I was just completely indisposed.

Come on now. There is a huge difference between someone being in the house and no one being in the house.

But if she was NOT in the house, the kid could do it themselves - hence the parenting and not enabling part of the parent.

My kid is 10 and does all that on their own with me in or out of the house. Anything later would be embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

I find that it depends on the kid.
My oldest, a senior with executive functioning challenges still needs us to check she is awake as she sometimes forgets to set her alarm.
My 8th graders - she has had her act together since she was born! I remember her telling me when she was in kindergarten to hurry up and get my shoes on as it was time to leave the house for school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll let you know. Mine’s 15 and I still have to roust him out of bed after two alarms in his bedroom! Once he’s physically out of bed AND in the bathroom, we’re good to go. It’s just getting him there - and this includes one alarm where he has to get out of bed to turn it off (assuming he hears it!).

Same with my 13yr old, but we are also a weird family and all eat breakfast together, often a hot breakfast. So I'm normally screaming for him to come down.

[Anonymous]

It is really kid dependent. My son could have done it at that age, but knowing no one was home would have freaked him out. He also needed to practice locking the door on his way out (we did this for months before he was ready to do it without us there).

A live in helper maybe a great idea for a year if you can find someone you trust. Otherwise, you may need to ask a neighbor to text you if your daughter does not show up at the busstop. Also let her know what she should do if she needs help or if the bus does not come (this happened at least once a year for us).