We recently moved to a new house and neighborhood. We love the neighborhood and the fact that it's full of kids.
One of our neighbors have a daughter who is 2 years older than our daughter. The little girl is 6. It appears that she and her older sister (age 8) stay home alone together for short periods of time (30-60 minutes) while the parents exercise etc. They also get dropped off by the bus on school days and stay home alone together until their parents get home.
Does anyone else find this weird? I would never think of leaving my child home alone until they are at least 12 and even then, they'd need to prove they're responsible/trust worthy enough. I don't think we were left home alone until that age as kids either.
Just curious to hear other people's thoughts.
One of our neighbors have a daughter who is 2 years older than our daughter. The little girl is 6. It appears that she and her older sister (age 8) stay home alone together for short periods of time (30-60 minutes) while the parents exercise etc. They also get dropped off by the bus on school days and stay home alone together until their parents get home.
Does anyone else find this weird? I would never think of leaving my child home alone until they are at least 12 and even then, they'd need to prove they're responsible/trust worthy enough. I don't think we were left home alone until that age as kids either.
Just curious to hear other people's thoughts.