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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest is 12, so we are not there yet but I wouldn't. Anything could go wrong (break in, carjacking, a stalker who observes that a young girl is alone in the house at night, a fire, etc). I'd take her or have your older son come stay with her.[/quote]
Would you leave an 18 yo alone? 22? 35?
Those events can happen to anyone, hopefully they have tools and plans but sometimes misfortune happens, a fire can even happen with parents in the house. A 26 y o alone could fall down the stairs![/quote]

18 is an adult. When your child is still 17 years and 364 days old you have a legal responsibility to make a good faith effort to keep them safe. While most teens can stay home alone safely at that age, one with a history of "issues" should be guarded more closely. Whenever you are tempted to be a lax parent with your teen because you want to be a "cool" parent, try to imagine justifying your choices in front of a judge. Hope that helps.[/quote]
Op did not say this teen has issues and "issues" continue through adulthood[/quote]

Your legal liability is what you need to consider at all times. These weirdos who claim that they stop keeping track of their kids once they hit high school are not a model to follow. Many 15 yos can be safely left alone over the weekend and many 17 yos cannot. You must understand what level of supervision your particular child needs so that you do not get in trouble for negligence.[/quote]

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