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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By the time DD was 7, I would leave her for up to an hour. For me, it works best if I give her some specific tasks to do before I leave. [b]"Finish eating, wash your plate, then after you get ready for bed you can either knit or read[/b]." [/quote]

I hope that you are just using this as a random example.

Because leaving a 7 year old home alone unsupervised for dinner and bedtime is just irresponsible.[/quote]

I wouldn't do that either when my daughter was 7, but seriously, think about what you just said. Who are you to tell other parents (who you don't know, whose kid you don't know) that they are "just irresponsible" for making a choice they believe is right for their family?[/quote]

Because A) 7 years old is too young to legally be left alone without an adult and B) What kind of parent leaves their 7 year old (1st grade) alone at night?

I am guessing that if CPS were to be called about this, the parent would be in a heap of trouble.[/quote]

I'm the person who did that. I don't know what kind of dumb kid you produced, but at the time I had my seven year-old doing this, she was in third grade, not first. Also, in September, it was light out until 8pm. So leaving her at home by herself for 45 minutes when she's finishing pizza while watching Mary Poppins does not mean leaving her when it's dark out. BTW, most home invasions happen during the daytime, during working hours.  Keep your helicopters away from my family. [/quote]

:wink: Good for you.

I plan on leaving my child alone for a quick half hour run occasionally when he turns eight. A half hour is one short video on tv. Or he can do his homework or play on the Ipad.

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