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Okay, I never thought of this. So, I don't really have to have a babysitter at all, I can just send the kids to the park. We could save a lot of money and put it in the college accounts. It doesn't matter where I am, the kids can be alone as long as they stay outside? 
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Yes, as long as leaving the kids unattended doesn't harm their health or welfare or place them in substantial risk of harm (which is one of the ways that the Maryland regulations define child neglect: http://www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?page_id=3969)[/quote]

From what I've been reading here, it's perfectly safe and there is nothing that could harm my children while going to and from or while playing at the park, even if there are four lane roads to cross on the way.
Really, I shouldn't even have to arrange for after school care now that I know this. They could just walk from school to the park every day and then come home at a prearranged time. I just need to tell them to stay outdoors and it is fine, right?
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Yes, it is fine for children to walk from school to the park, play at the park, and walk home.

But actually nobody has said that there is nothing that could harm the children. What people have said is that harm is highly unlikely.[/quote]

But the likelihood of harm is so low that I don't need to worry about it, according to what I've read here. Knowing this will save me so much money. And it's apparently better for my kids to be by themselves. What's the point of paying someone to watch the kids when they can simply be out of doors and they'll be fine? 
I can't think of even one possible pitfall in this plan.[/quote]

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