Reply to If both parents work and yiu have a 6th grader.

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "If both parents work and yiu have a 6th grader."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a rising 6th grader who will be 11/12 in 6th grade. We have hosted Aupairs for the kids and I'm so incredibly tired of having another person in our house. Both DH and I work normal hours and I'm home by 5pm each day. DS will get off the bus at 340. I'm considering letting him be home alone from 3:40-5pm. At least once a week I WFH and when DH is not traveling  (he travels once a week) he works from home. Anyone leave their 6th grader homr alone after school?

I also have a rising 2nd grader, but I'll put him in an after care program.[/quote]

He is 11.5yrs old and you are worried to leave him alone???  He has been able to stay home alone since 8.  Loosen the reigns a bit.

[/quote]

Are you my irresponsible neighbor with the annoying wandering kid?

Maryland happens to have a law that says 8. Many states have laws that say 10, 11, 12, or even 14: http://www.latchkey-kids.com/latchkey-kids-age-limits.htm

I think it's great that the OP is putting some thought into her child's maturity level and what kinds of things he will be doing while alone, rather than just checking the law to see how soon she can legally ditch him.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics