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What age would your kids have to be
Before you would...

1, stay home on their own ?
2, older look after younger ?

I think a Lott depends on how well behaved sensible they are !

Disscuss !

Totally alone, no neighbours to 'keep an eye out'?

In Ireland, babysitters start working from 11 if they're REALLY sensible and 12 normally.  That's with, as Red mentioned, neighbours nearby in case of an emergency.

If it's an older sibling though, I'd add a year or two on to that because there's always trouble amongst siblings when you don't need it.  The 'power' goes to their head a bit.   rotflmfao

There is a lady across the road that woul keep an eye out

Wow at 11....I know what you mean with power crazy ...lol

Pretty sure it's illegal in this country for anyone under the age of 15 left to look after younger kids. Maybe wrong.

It probably is in Ireland too, but if you've not left the village, the local police in the pub aren't going to say anything.

Like most things, it's only a problem if you get caught or something goes wrong.

The reason this has come about ...is its a friends birthday and me and mrs fish wanted to go out ...but our usual sitters are all busy.

The conclusion we both come to was  no we won't leave them but wondered what everyone else would do!

For the record we have never left them Before and aint going to yet either

Eldest is 13 jade and very sensible
Chloe 12 getting more sensible !!
And Lewis 8.... let's say he is a young lad who likes having fun!(and so he should at 8 years old)

Oldest two grand, but the youngest will probably be a right terror with the novelty of it.

Think I was babysitting at 14 and ofc I'm a very sensible lad.

Maybe another years time lee and both the girls should be fine looking after the youngun.

Yea think your spot on girgy

Obv not having had kids I can't speak, but anyway. If they're sensible girls AND there's someone adult nearby you'd trust to be able to get there pronto in case of problems, rewarding their being sensible with some trust wouldn't be the worst thing IMO. Is it them not being able to handle a few hours alone or you & the missus worrying about them that puts you off most?

All younguns have mobiles these days init

there's no law concerning this nor how old kids have to be before you can leave them on their own. quite surprising as parents can be prosecuted for leaving them which makes the whole thing a pretty grey area

think the only law is that you're still responsible for any kids under 16 if you leave them with a babysitter who's also under 16

My parents left me to look after my bro and sisters once.. i think i was like 11 so my bro was 9 and my sisters would have been 5. Sisters were in bed and me and my bro were playing house olympics, sliding down the stairs in pillow cases and what have ya,  It got to the couch surfing event, this is where you sit on top of the couch, lean back and try and counter balance it by shifting your body weight (in before impossible at my weight) so you are in essence riding it, queue my brother falling off the back and splitting his head on the radiator. Had to phone the pub, my mum came back and took him to hospital. He had a few stitches but no perma damage.

In short, don't go out! get a babysitter!

I was babysitting my nephew at 12, he was 3 years old... The area that my sister lived in was called Flushing Meadows, not the greatest area of NYC but the locals all looked out for one another, so it was pretty safe. I would say this depends on the area that you live in and also the maturity of the kids...

Also to add, it was completely different growing up in NYC, all the kids were pretty self sufficient, I walked to school aged 7 and cooked my own meals occasionally aged 10, worked at 13.

As much as I love my nephews here in the UK (11/13) I wouldn't still trust them at home alone never mind looking after there siblings... Guess it's a question based on trust so there's no national statistic that you can go by... 

Blimey...I lived near there for a bit (Flushing Meadows) back in the early 90's.  Small world. 

Kids in NYC definitely grow up faster than anywhere else.  That's why I got mine out of there before it took hold. 

buy three sleeping bags and take the kids with you

 ;carlocitrone;

No law at under for this it's all down to you as a parent and how you feel about how responsible your kids are.

Recommend is 13yrs old to be left alone.

Handy if neighbour looks out, but my arguement would be if they can "lookout" why not just stay round!

Personally and this subject is very personable I guess but would never leave them until at least 15. Never ever forgive myself if anything happened. Fr example  I think it's not my son responability to look after himself or his sister

That's a very good point waz