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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] 12 years.

It was not easy, but I did not want to take any chances.[/quote]

What do you mean by "not taking any chances?"  Do you mean a 12-yo, in general, shouldn't be left alone, or are there things specific to your child that made him/her not able to be left alone until then?  [/quote]

I think I may be one of the parents who is [b]over-anxious [/b]about their kids safety. News stories like the one about the 3 kidnapped women, or coaches, teachers and priests abusing children, really freaks me out.   So I have a bunch of safety rules that I make my kids follow so that it has become second nature in my household now.

In MD, you are allowed to leave your child alone when they are 8 years old.

My child was mature enough at around 10 to have been left alone.  I was actually concerned about someone coming into the house when the kids were alone. There was a spate of break-ins in the neighborhood a few years back. A gang of men who were opportunistic in their crimes(ie- open garage, unlocked windows etc) - and I was always more scared of the kids being kidnapped, raped or killed rather then someone stealing from my house.

"... The National SAFEKIDS Campaign recommends that no child under the age of 12 be left at home alone. " http://www.latchkey-kids.com/latchkey-kids-age-limits.htm

I actually followed the above recommendation.

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