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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From age 8+, parents are sending kids to camps because they want to do so is untrue. I am not letting my 8+ kid staying at home watching screentime all day or doing something that is dangerous at home. They have to go to camps, and I need childcare as dual working parents. My kids will not attend school that week because they will attend day camps. [/quote]

Legally, no, your 8+ kid does not "have to" go to camp.  You want them to go to camp because you do not want to leave them home alone.  And you have the privilege to send your kids to camp, which is superior generally to leaving them at home to fend for themselves.  Not every MCPS kid has parents who can afford this.

So enjoy your privilege and send your kids to the day camp you already paid for.   I sent my kids to the June half days last year, and most of their classmates were there. [/quote]

No, 8 years old is the first time your kid can legally be left alone for a few minutes-- before that it is a crime to leave a child alone for even 5 minutes.  But it's not like on your 8th birthday it switches from not being allowed to leave them alone to a moment, to it being totally fine to leave them alone for a whole day... you have to make reasonable decisions based on the maturity of the child, and good luck convincing CPS or a judge that leaving an 8 or 9 year old home alone for a whole day is reasonable.[/quote]

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