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[quote=Anonymous]Someone earlier posted that she was a latchkey and babysitter and her childhood would be considered abusive today.

I was born in 1970 and was a latchkey from age 7 when my 10 year old brother supervised me after school until our mom got home. I started babysitting aged 12 for the next door neighbor’s young child (still in diapers when we started), and I was a cottage industry in my community until age 16 when I retired in favor of extracurricular activities in school and also just more time with friends.

My years babysitting were wonderful and taught me SO much - especially about why I wanted to wait to have kids! Before I started babysitting I earned the Girl Scout babysitter badge, and the first year I babysat only for my next door neighbor so my mom was literally a shoot away if I met with any situation I couldn’t handle myself. By age 13 I was fine by myself and on many occasions babysat for a multiple kid family in range of ages from infant to 7/8 years old.

I experienced abuse in my childhood, but babysitting ages 12-16 was one of the best experiences of my life and taught me so much responsibility, plus it let me get a glimpse into how kids were raised in other families which I really needed to see to see beyond my own family’s dynamic.

Do folks here really think it is abusive to let your kids babysit in their preteens and teens?[/quote]

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