What age do you think children can handle?

Question

a little bit of independence away from their parents, all alone..?

Answer 1

Age 23

Answer 2

when there ready to leave home...and see what the real world is like...seamanab x

Answer 3

I would say 11 or 12.

Answer 4

I believe that if the child is under 7 and staying overnight than it should be with a familiar adult.

Over the age of 7 they should be fine with a babysitter or a sleepover

But if you mean totally all by themselves 16-20 depending on the maturity of the child.

But by night you mean like between 7pm-12am than the child should be 14 or older  

Answer 5

home alone for a day - 13/14

home alone for a day and night - 15

a week end -17

Answer 6

It depends on the child. I know kids of eight or nine who can cope with being alone even overnight but there are also half-grown adults of sixteen who need their parents there after a couple of hours because they just can't be trusted.

In Scotland, a parent can be charged with neglect if they leave a child under sixteen alone and that child hurts themselves.

Answer 7

mine would not be getting left until they are a very mature 16..certanily no younger

Answer 8

How many kids have "camped out" in their own gardens at night and did the parents stay awake all night for fear of something happening to them.

At what age would a child want to do such a thing? Well they wouldn't want to when they realised it was a childish thing to enjoy so they are going to be very young, under 10 at least.

Answer 9

I was left alone whilst my parents went out at 15, but I was very mature for my age. I also babysat younger kids whilst our parents went out from the age of 13. It all depends on the child.

Answer 10

If only for a few hours 14-15 not before.

Answer 11

Well I was about 8/9 when I first got to camp outside with my 10year old cousin... my mom slept in the house as she was expecting my brother... but all the windows were left open and we had one of those brick mobiles! We also lived on a block so our garden was enclosed with neighbouring gardens.  We soon got freaked by the bugs (honest they are all huge when you are that age!) and came in.

My brother is 9 now, and he has been left in the house with my step brother who is 13, while my mum pops to the shops which are 2minutes away - both know what not to touch and not to answer/unlock the door etc and they have access to 3 phones !

I think it totally depends on the situation and the child. Some children are more independent than others, and some situations just can not be avoided.

From experiance I would say 9/10 if there is a group of mixed ages of children being left ( ages 9/10/11 ) and around 13/14 if on own for a few hours. 15/16 to spend night alone. 16+ if to be totally on own (ie live on own, or have house for a week)

Answer 12

Children are always under their parents care.No matter your age.because what they went through with you only God knows.And it is their duty to do that,at times we may be thinking that they are hussling us ,they dont, is only we dont understand them.It is only when we step into their shoes thats were we appreciate what they were doing for us

Answer 13

i was fine at 7

Answer 14

girls ?? 13 -14

boys 35

Answer 15

It really depends on the child and the conditions.

For like over night camps and such 7-9. If thats what you're asking.

Answer 16

Depends on how old they are.

Answer 17

All alone?

Do you mean at home, or at a friends, or at the mall?

It depends on how well the child has been brought up to know right from wrong, and safety, and just a lot of things.

Can you trust the child alone in their room for an hour?  Or do you have to check on him/her?

I think it's different for each child, and may even change for the same child, if they break your trust on something.

Answer 18

depend on the child i suppose

Answer 19

I would never consider a child to be safe on their own because they are a danger to themselves. I agree some children do mature more quickly than others and that's probably due to siblings but having said that I would never consider it under the age of 13 and even then it would only be for a time but never all night. So I would say at 17 but I believe 16 is the age of consent.

Answer 20

Depends on the child, but I'd say around 13 or so.

Answer 21

None. Wait until they are teens. Unless your last name is McCann.

Answer 22

like all alone,no adult supervision...for how long are you talking about?

If i had children in the morning,i wouldn't allow them to be on their own for an extended period of time..the furthest i would go is leaving them play outside like most kids or say  in another room of the house watching cartoons or something, even then id regularly check in on them.

maybe when there 16 id let go for a night maybe weekend away with their mates...and even then id be worried out of my

mind

I'm old fashioned like that.

Edit:in the house for a few hours alone...well definately no kid 12 and under...other than that it really depends on how responsible and mature you feel your child is...saying that i think it safe to just go with 15 and up.

Answer 23

My daughter has spent weekends away from home since she was around 8 weeks old, with grandma, aunties, her dad, friends. She went away with school at 10. But she was never without adult supervision day or night until she was at high school.

Answer 24

if you mean with family and friends any age but if you mean completely on own would say 16

Answer 25

In the UK, it is illegal to leave a child under 14 years old alone in the house.

Answer 26

Here in Canada we have babysitting courses. Most kids go to these courses and they are considered well aware enough to be left alone. A child has to be 12 to attend these course. They get a certificate and it allows them to stay alone and to babysit.

I have nephews that were just fine when left alone overnight at 13-14 and I have a niece who can't spend the night away from her mom and she's 13. You also have to consider the maturity of the child.

Answer 27

Depends on the family, some kids are given a lot of responsibility from a very young age - my boyfriend used to go camping alone (well, with his dog) in their orchard from the age of six, but my parents would never have let me do that!

When I was eleven I'd stay home alone 2 hours every day after school, but before that I had to have a childminder, and I don't remember ever being frightened.  And I think I was about 12 or 13 when I'd stay at home alone all day, and about the same age for being alone all night, but I had my older brother (2 years older) who'd be with me, never completely on my own til I was about 15 / 16.

Answer 28

like others have said, all kids are different in maturity.

I would say though 16 at the earliest as you are legally responsible for them till that age

Answer 29

Amazingly some people think that 3 year olds can.