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5th Dec 2014CAMEO commented on:
Should it be illegal to leave a child home alone under 12 years old?WHEN MY 2 YOUNGER CHILDREN REACHED AGES 8 & 10 THEY ENJOYED BEING ON THEIR OWN IF I WENT TO THE LOCAL SHOP OR TO VISIT A NEIGHBOUR. NO HARM EVER HAPPENED TO THEM AS I HAD TOLD THEM NOT TO ANSWER THE DOOR UNLESS THEY KNEW WHO IT WAS & NOT TO TOUCH THE KETTLE ETC. THEY ARE GROWN UP NOW & BOTH VERY CAPABLE, INDEPENDANT & DO NOT FEAR BEING ALONE OR GOING OUT ALONE. THEY WORRIED A LOT LESS THAN I DID!! MOST KIDS, IF TAUGHT, ARE RESPONSIBLE & CAPABLE & GROW UP TO BE WELL ADJUSTED ADULTS WHO DO NOT LEAN ON OTHERS THROUGH LIFE. IT DOES DEPEND ON THE CHILD THO & THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY ARE LEFT.