Home Alone: Older Child

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What to Tell 10 Year Old About Mom and Dad Alone Time?

R.M. asks from Raleigh

My 10 yr old is off for summer vacation. Anytime my husband and I want "alone time" there he is knocking at the door. Every time, its like he has a sex radar. Even if...

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What Age Can Kids Stay Home Alone?

C.W. asks from St. Louis

I am wondering at what age did you, or will you allow your children to ride the bus home from school and be alone for 1 hour or less? I have heard a lot of different...

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Advice on Leaving a Tween Home Alone

S.B. asks from Grand Rapids

I'd just like to hear a little about when other Mom's started leaving kids home alone. We have been leaving our 11 year old home while my husband picks his sister up...

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8 Year Old Doesn't Stop Eating, Anyone Else Dealt with This?

T.F. asks from New York

I have an 8 year old daughter who according to the children's BMI chart is "obese." She has always had a solid build and a large appetite but has gained 7 lbs in the...

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At What Age Can a Child Be Left Home Alone?

C.C. asks from Spartanburg

I am faced with having to get a second (part-time, nights) job, but cannot afford additional child-care for my 10 yr old son. I know my son is mature for his age, an...

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8 Year Old Son Does Not Want to Sleep in His Own Bed

C.G. asks from Houston

I have an 8 year old son does not want to sleep in his own bed? For the longest time he has slept with me. When he was just a newborn he had very bad Jaundice and t...

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When Are Children Old Enough to Be Left Home Alone?

S.W. asks from Denver

Well, this has bugged me for a while... My neighbors leave their two children home alone a couple of times a week for a period of an hour or more, but never more tha...

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My Shy 8 Year Old Daughter ...pls Help Me Figure

A.D. asks from San Francisco

I am worried about my 8 year old daughter. She's in 3 rd grade and has twin brother..she's the most matured at home and kind of the leader at times but at school ...

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How Much Freedom Do I Give My 7 Year Old?

T.N. asks from Milwaukee

My daughter just turned 7 in June. We live in an apartment with no back yard. I just had a baby in January and me and my partner only have one car to share which usua...

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My 10 Year Old

B.M. asks from Houston

My 10 year old son is getting to where he screams at me, he won't do anything i ask him to do. He tells me all the time i am mean because i wan't him to do his homewo...