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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a latchkey kid and I think I've ended up with a healthy attitude about things like this. I certainly have limits. My child does not have NEARLY as much freedom as I did as a child, but I'm also slowly giving her more independence (she's 10).

I'm one of the PPs who said 12 for this hotel scenario. For my child, that's reasonable. I wouldn't leave the hotel, I'd make sure DD had a cell phone, and I probably wouldn't be gone for more than an hour or two. I can't and won't keep her tethered to me until she's 18. You set reasonable limits that work for your family, ensure as many safety nets are in place as possible, give all the pep talks and lectures about what to do if they need help, and then you let them try. This is one of the ways we set them up for success as adults. [/quote]

Right, however, it doesn’t need to be at a hotel. Montgomery county and maybe state of Maryland has under age 13 must be with a supervisor. [/quote]

13 is the age in Maryland to BE a supervisor of a child under 8. You can be left alone at age 8. (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl&section=5-801)

"A person who is charged with the care of a child under the age of 8 years may not allow the child to be locked or confined in a dwelling, building, enclosure, or motor vehicle while the person charged is absent and the dwelling, building, enclosure, or motor vehicle is out of the sight of the person charged unless the person charged provides a reliable person at least 13 years old to remain with the child to protect the child."[/quote]

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