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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/single-mother-wants-charge-dropped-after-toddler-wanders-into-neighbors-house/85-fbbd3259-d39c-4886-8ddf-c391d3670bd5
 
This is almost unbelievable. What a crappy neighbor! There have been threads where  people ask what age it is okay to have a sibling watch younger siblings. Most everyone would agree that it would be fine to have a 14 almost 15 year old watch their younger siblings.
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Unless paid regular sitter rates, older children should never be asked to watch younger sibling. [/quote]

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What? No way.   Older kids have taken care of younger kids since families began.   Particularly if mom is a single mom trying to make a living.  [/quote]

+1000 it literally grieves me to think this is the mentality of people today. It is GOOD for older siblings to be part of the family, learn responsibility! Kids aren’t royalty; they are people who have to learn to be self-sacrificial adults.[/quote]

Exactly. Taking care of family (younger and elderly) is how kids develop their abilities to be responsible.  Making kids responsible for nothing but their own homework is a recipe for a self centered adult.  I was babysitting as an 11 year old.  A 14 year old is well old enough to take care of a 4 yr old  sibling [/quote]

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