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[quote=Anonymous]We live in DC and in 5th grade my daughter had to start some of this.  After school she had to take the metro then walk about 10 blocks to home (or wait for the bus) and be home alone for about an hour.  First, I got her a cell phone (she had to call me at all stopping (transition points - bus-metro-bus/walk-home), then we went over the routes, the rules of the metro and of walking along city streets.  I then ran through the process with her on a weekend where I explained everything as I was doing it, the next outing I let her do everything on her own (without me saying anything).  Finally, I let her do it on her own with me secretly following/watching her.  It was the same thing for when she was in the house alone.  I told her the rules and then would do things like call the house (in disguised voice and ask for a parent to see what she would say, etc).  The main point is go over the process with her and quiz her about what she would do in various situations/emergencies, and then test her to ensure she understand.  While we don't want to scare them, we do need to give them the information so they are prepared.  Good Luck![/quote]

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