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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i leave my 7.5 year old for 15-30 minutes if i walk to cvs/grocery store on the corner.  [b]he's usually fine but sometimes he calls me 10X in 15 minutes[/b].  sometimes he doesn't want to be left and he comes and sometimes he says he's ok.  i only do it when i'm walking within 5 minutes of the house.  have never driven anywhere and left him. [b] he's pretty mature/responsible b[/b]ut still don't feel quite ready for that.[/quote]

No he is not. He is a little kid and he is not mature and doesn't have the ability to be 'responsible' in the way you are implying.

Look at what you wrote - he calls you over and over because he is scared to death being left alone by himself.  He agrees to it and does it because he knows he has too because you make him.

I feel terrible for those 7 yr olds - especially the PP - who are being left alone and are not ready and are scared.

I remember being 10 and being "mature for my age" and having to stay home in my very safe suburban house for an hour after school and I was still scared. It was difficult and nerve wracking for me to have that much responsibility at such a young age. I never, ever told that to my mom and dad. I told them I was fine, I never called them at work or anything. I knew I had to stay home alone and I they were so proud of me being "mature for my age". I vowed I would never do that to my kid. I am single parent now and yes, sometimes it would be easier to leave her at home to run and get groceries for a half hour or 45 minutes but I know she wouldn't be comfortable being left.

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