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[quote=Anonymous]We started letting her stay home alone for up to 20 minutes or so at age 9. We had a lot of talks about being safe. While she is home alone, don't use the stove, don't stand on a ladder to change a light bulb, don't take a shower because you could fall and hit your head getting out of the tub. Don't leave the house. Just sit and watch TV or read a book. And don't tell people that you are allowed to be home alone. Most people are nice, but if you tell your friend you are allowed to be home alone, the friend might tell their mom, who might tell her sister, who might tell her husband, who might tell their dog walker, who might tell their yard guy, and maybe the yard guy is a creepy bad guy who now knows that you are allowed to be home alone. So to be safe it is best to just not tell anyone. [/quote]
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