Anonymous
Post 09/14/2024 13:47     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
Yes as long as they are ok with it. My older one doesn't love being home alone
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2024 09:51     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
Totally kid dependent. I’d let my 10yo take a solo trip to Europe, my 8yo can barely be trusted to walk to the mailbox alone (we’re working on it).
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2024 09:47     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
No I would not, just personal preference though I guess.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2024 21:56     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
Anonymous wrote:Would you leave an 8 year old and a 10 year old home alone together from 6:30-8pm? I’d let them watch tv so my guess is they wouldn’t leave the couch. But they fight sometimes and the 10 year old can be mean to his younger sibling occasionally. Would leave them with a phone for emergencies and iPad to text us.


No.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2024 21:40     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
Anonymous wrote:Would you leave an 8 year old and a 10 year old home alone together from 6:30-8pm? I’d let them watch tv so my guess is they wouldn’t leave the couch. But they fight sometimes and the 10 year old can be mean to his younger sibling occasionally. Would leave them with a phone for emergencies and iPad to text us.


That is entirely dependent on their maturity level. Nobody can make that determination except you.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2024 16:47     Subject: Re:8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
I've done it occasionally but I have a serious discussion with them beforehand in terms of what I expect and how they should behave. A little fear of God can be a good thing.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2024 16:34     Subject: Re:8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
Yes. Do you not have an internal camera?
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2024 09:16     Subject: 8 year old and 10 year old home alone for 1.5 hours?
I started leaving my kid alone at 8 for 20 mins and by 10 was doing 2 hours occasionally. Not on a daily, or even weekly basis, so yes I would.
We have a dog though which gave some level of comfort and nice neighbors we could reach out to if need be.