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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]

My middle schooler does after school sports or clubs which takes up that time. But if he didn't, he'd have an assigned chore list for the couple of hours between him getting home and me getting home. Things like packing his lunch for the next day (which would allow him to text me if he needed me to pick something up from the store on the way home), straightening his room, practice his instrument, and doing his homework. My son doesn't need me to be on him 24/7 to keep him out of trouble, but he does need structure. 2 hours of "entertain yourself" every day would be a bit much for him and I can see him getting into mischief. But 2 hours which includes getting his homework done so as soon as I get home he can grab his bike and roam the neighborhood? Not so long as to be a problem. Also, a good stepping stone to further independence.[/quote]

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