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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. 12
2. 14, but I only let her microwave (not cook on stove)
3. 14-15[/quote]

I'm this pp.  The reason I went with 14/14-15 is the age of the younger kid.  If you are pretty sure the kid will just be watching TV, I it could go younger.  But I have kids this age span and the youngest was pretty active and I'm not sure the oldest could have handled when younger.  All this to say that the difference between 2 or 3 years really depends on the kids![/quote]
We severely limited screen time generally when my three fell in the range of 8-14. The few times we needed an afternoon/evening out and left the kids at home, we gave them unlimited screen time and knew exactly where they would be for the time we were gone. Worst that would happen is they would forget to eat.  :D

But seriously, it really depends on their actual ages, what their individual personalities are, and how they are together. I can think of situations where a younger child might be better off alone for a while, rather than with an older child, because the two together might come up with ideas that one alone wouldn't. Use the law as your starting minimum ages, and then go up from there based on other factors.[/quote]

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