Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 21:23     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
We leave a spare key with a neighbor and would just make a new one if he lost it. Its also on a very large bulky key chain.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 20:39     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Anonymous wrote:I am curious how do you ensure that kid does not lose house key? I am concerned my house key is lost.


We have a keypad but I tied our house key inside a pocket of my daughter's backpack in case the keypad doesn't work (which has never happened).
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 19:34     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Anonymous wrote:I am curious how do you ensure that kid does not lose house key? I am concerned my house key is lost.


We enter a 4 digital code so he can enter it, when he there and he knows how to use it.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 19:29     Subject: Re:5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
They will be fine! Leave a back up key in a hidden spot or with a neighbor.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 19:27     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
I am curious how do you ensure that kid does not lose house key? I am concerned my house key is lost.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 17:18     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Anonymous wrote:Yes she will be fine


It's a boy.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 17:17     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Yes she will be fine
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:41     Subject: Re:5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Most people start leaving kids as young as 9 years old at home during the day for short stretches. Not only is this okay you should do this for the kid to have a growing sense of independence, confidence, and responsibility.

I have an 11 year old who is home all the time alone during the day. It's fine. Yes cover the basics of don't answer the door, here's what you do in an emergency.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:38     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Will he be allowed to use the oven? Microwave? Stove? Use screens unsupervised?
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:32     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
DC about the same age started to be home alone, since I had to take younger one to sports before DH gets home from work. I arm the home security system and DC has a cell phone for emergency.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:30     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
I was babysitting at age 10, so, if you have a safety plan, I think he'll be fine.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:30     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Yes this is fine.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:29     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
My 10yo 4th grader has been staying home for up to an hour on her own after school a few times a week this school year. She has an Apple Watch so we can track her and she can reach us. You want to go over a safety plan with him and he should have some way of contacting you.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 16:22     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
I’m going to assume English is not your first language but in the US daycare is for babies.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2025 15:48     Subject: 5th grader staying home alone for an hour or
Next year my DS will be a 6th grader, and they are no longer have daycare for him, If everything stay the same he will be home for about 2-3 hours starting in August. If he stop attending daycare after Spring Break, he will be home for an hour or so... He is mature enough him to not open the door or talk to anyone will it be okay?? Did anyone have an 11 year old that stayed home for an hour after school?