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[quote=Anonymous]1) Around 10
2) 11ish (no cooking)
3) 12 or 13 (no cooking except in the microwave & no bedtime baths or showers for the younger kids)

All assuming, of course, that your DD has not shown herself to less mature &/or responsible than is the norm for girls her age & her younger siblings aren't especially difficult for their ages.

For numbers 2 & 3, assuming your older DD will only be babysjtting at most a couple of weekend afternoons or evenings a month on average, I also might allow the kids to watch a preapproved movie/pre-approved shows for a couple of the  hours you will be gone if you think it will make things easier for your older DD & greatly lessen the chances that one of the younger kids doing something to get hurt or otherwise causing trouble. I know my younger kids can get so mesmerized (& immobilized) 
by the tv that, if not for small the chance of an electrical fire or some other unlikely event requiring them to be pulled away from the tv & led to safety occuring while we are out, a goldfish could probably safely babysit them while they are watching something they find even remotely entertaining!
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