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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To those who are saying child-care is so short-term: what do you do when they're 13-year-old 7th graders and school lets out at 2:30 and there is no aftercare in middle school? Do you leave them alone from 2:30 until you get home at 6:00, or cobble together after-school clubs or hire a babysitter or what? Aren't those the hours in which they either do something enriching (which usually involves a parent driving them around) or get into trouble?[/quote] Well, 13 yo is definitely capable of being alone for 3 hours. Besides, I don't believe close supervision of teenagers is best way to keep them out of trouble. If they want trouble - they find it anyway. If you raise them well - they will not get into trouble even without a parent/sitter looking over their shoulder all the time. As for enrichment activities - well, MS have some clubs (and afterhours bus services), also 13 yo is quite capable of biking/using public transit if needed.[/quote]
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