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Does your child have to be a certain age to let them stay home alone for about 2-3 days? Just wondering because me and my husband's 25th year anniversary is comming up and I want to get out of town for a few days just the two of us. I was wondering if it is legal for me to allow my 14 year old to stay home alone for a few nights.
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in the uk 14 is the age where your allowed to start leaving your kid at home
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i think its fine as long as u have trust in your child and a nieghbir close by
~jess~
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Firstly, would you trust your child to be home alone for a few nights without you being worried sick when you are supposed to have a good time?!
If this is your 14 year old saying he or she will be fine on his/her own I would definately not trust him/her. He/she should stay with a friend or a relative when you are away having a good time.
And by the way, Happy Anniversary!!
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the earlist age i think is acceptapable is at age10 just make sure you leave emergancy #s and all the other things they need to know.
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well im 15 and my sister is 12 and they would never let us do that. you never know what can happen. The dont even let us spend 1 night alone. i would only alough if u had a close neighbor or relative check on them every couple of hours
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0k yess it is legal as l0ng as they're n0t left al0ne with N0 F00D 0R ANYTHING ! but i suggest that y0u d0nt d0 that because i`m 17 yrs 0ld & i kn0 that when i was 14 i was dying f0r my parents t0 g0 0utta t0wn s0 i c0uld have s0o much freed0m !! i d0nt kn0 wut kind 0f kind 0f pers0n y0ur child is .. but y0u never kn0 !! l0l
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Yes. It is illegal for your 14 Year Old to stay home for a few nights, unless theres an 18 year old or older with him in the house, it is considered illegal. Maybe have he or she stay with a friend, or have maybe some of his realatives come over the house.
xO - KRiSTEN
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thats shaky..if she doesn't have a boyfriend then yeah let her stay home by herself
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Leaving a kid home for a few hours is fine, but for a few nights? If he/she is mature enough and you think they could handle it, I guess you could, but maybe have a relative that lives nearby check on them every now and then. Or they could go stay with a relative.
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why does your 14 year old even want to stay home alone for a few nights? jeez, drop them off at a friends house or a relatives.
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I don't know how legal it is. It may depend on the child maturity. I wouldn't personally allow it because kids can get in just to much trouble these days. Why tempt it you know? :)
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Well there is a law prohibitting you from allowing your child to stay home for a couple days in Texas. According to Texas Laws: Chapter 41. Liability of Parents for Conduct of a Child: It will be considered neglect if you leave a child over the age of 10 years old alone since your child is not over 18 years of age. If someone 18 years of age is with your child then it will be considered legal. So I think the best thing would probably be to have you child spend the night at a trusted friend's house or if you have any family in the area have your child stay there. But if those options are not available then I think that as long as you could have someone check in on your child while your gone things should work out just fine.
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Yes its legal where im from.I still think you should have someone check in on him just to make sure he's alright.But its also a great chance for him to show you that he has responsibility.GO FOR IT!!! happy anniversary and i hope i helped!!
steven
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it is not legal for you child to stay alone for 2 or more day unless he or she is 16 years of age.
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if you think s/he is mature i think u could elt her,
im 14 and i think i would be able to look after myself i would miss poeple running me round for a few days but i guess s/he has friends around the vilage or whatever you can get the neighbour to pop in and see if s/he ok like once/twice a day!
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There is legal, and then there is wise... ;-)
This really depends on your child. Are they good in the kitchen? Self sufficient?
If they depend on you for every little thing and are too lazy to get their own socks out, then you can be sure disaster would ensue.
Me, I was really quite capable at 14. I would have been lonely, but I could have managed a month by myself. :-)
Some kids I grew up with couldn't manage a single meal on there own until they were 20-something. :-(
In my opinion, if you can arrange a sleep-over with another person you trust (best friend for example) it would be better. Your child will also probably enjoy it more that way. Home alone only seems fun until you have tried it for awhile... ;-)
Here are a few references that may make your decision easier:
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...that one specifically cites some applicable Texas state law.
This IS the Texas law:
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DangerNerd.
P.S. Here is the google search I used:
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umm im not really sure b/c i dont know where you live, but i know in new york you have to be like 16 to stay home alone im not sure. but im 14 and i stay home alot by myself and never has anything happened. but i also know b/c i am a 14 year old you should probly get someone to stay with her, i know 14 year olds. i dont know she might not be like me but if my parents left me alone for a few nights i would be haveing a party or some friends ver or a guy.
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nope!
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