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[quote=Anonymous]There’s no single answer at which this becomes reasonable - it depends entirely on the situation and the teen. How much experience does the teen have? Oldest of four kids who babysits regularly is very different from only child who has never been around babies. How long will the parents be gone? On hour v. four hours is dramatically different. How close is backup? If teen’s own parents are home down the block, that makes a difference. How willing is teen to call for backup? Some are willing to call for help and others will try to stick it out even when in over their heads. When my first child was a newborn we hired university nursing students who had done their NICU rotations. I joked they were more qualified than I was![/quote]
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