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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At least age 10. I thought VA guidelines stated children should be at least 9 years old before staying home alone for 90 minutes during the day. 8 year olds should still have adult supervision [/quote] Don’t know what guidelines you mean, but I doubt it. Md has an actual law that says 8 to stay home or on a car alone, but it doesn’t prohibit walking to a park. I think thee is more danger from overprotection in this instance. I think it’s fine so long as they stay together and both are reasonable rule followers.[/quote] I disagree that not letting an 8 yo wonder around alone is dangerously overprotective. Kids can be fine gaining independence at 10 or 12 instead. This will not matter in the long term. [/quote]
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