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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m surprised by the replies in here actually. 9yo are 4th/5th grade absolutely capable of being home alone. [/quote] They’re not old enough to be able to handle emergencies. Kids do stuff like fall off playgrounds / climbing trees and break an arm and they’re more likely to do that stuff when they’re playing and not zoned out in front of a tv. A gym visit is an hour not a 5 minute milk run. [/quote] If your kid falls off their bike while riding to a neighborhood friend’s house (something my 9 yo does), it’s not like an adult will always be magically in the street hovering to take care of the situation. we let kids live life anyway to our definition of acceptable risk. I don’t agree with what the mom did because it’s not nice to leave kids that aren’t your own alone without permission of that kid’s parent. But leaving a kid at home at 10 am isn’t that risky. [/quote]
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