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[quote=Anonymous]I worried about this so much when my son was 9 and 10.  We ended up moving to be in a better school district, and it came down to 2, one of which had aftercare in MS and one of which didn't. I chose the one who did, thinking I'd sign him up, and rented an apartment in the neighborhood.

But by the time we got there, he had grown up so much and was really ready for more freedom.  We experimented with him coming home alone from camp the summer before sixth and he and I both felt good about it.

Sixth grade he kept pretty close to home.  He'd come home, call me, have a snack, walk the dog, play video games, do homework etc . . . I worried he was lonely but he said he liked it.  In seventh he was more comfortable going to the park to meet friends, he joined a gym and would walk there to work out, or he'd run errands for me.  He's also signed up for a number of activities like the school play and a travel sport that take a lot of time.  A lot of it's walking distance, or I find a carpool and juggle schedules to sneak out at work at 4:00 one day.  We'll see how eighth grade goes, but I feel confident that as long as he's busy he'll be OK.

I worry more about high school, when hormones are in full swing, but he's got his head screwed on right so to speak now, and so I hope he still will in a couple years.

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