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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that 12 is very old to start this ... but you can't change the past.

She should be [b]old enough to use the toaster oven and the microwave[/b].

She should know the electricity sometimes goes out and not to freak out. Our electricity went out and my son thought is was the beginning of a scary movie. I guess somebody hit a telephone pole close by. Pretty funny.

My 12 yo stays at home all day while I am at work. So I really think you are making a big deal out of nothing.  [/quote]

And do some run-throughs. I thought my 12 year old knew how to use the microwave, but he put something in for way to long (he followed the oven directions, not the microwave oven directions for a frozen pizza) and it burned to a crisp. First, I didn't tell him to stay in the kitchen when something is cooking. Then, when it was burned, he didn't know what to do (STOP the microwave, for example, or use the tongs to take it out and drop it in the sink). Make sure they know how to clean up a big spill (seems obvious, but I bet my son would use two rolls of paper towels instead of grabbing a big towel out of the bathroom), what to do if they drop something down the disposal, etc. Kids are going to eat and drink while they are home alone. [/quote]

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