please please please please awser this qusten
2007-08-25 16:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Marketing & Sales
Nope, it is illegal for her to babysit at that age. The legal age is 12. If she is caught babysitting at that age without any adults present. The parents could get in trouble for child endangerment.
2007-08-25 16:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by HotNurse71 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never in 40 years , met an 8 year old that is responsible enough to care-take other children , unless an adult less than 2 minutes away .
Some parents have left slightly older children to sit , but there were fatal consequences and the parents were prosecuted under child endangerment laws .
Sitting might be OK if the adult were in a 'home office' and the babysitting was in another room on the very same premises so that the adult could be reached within minutes of an emergency .
Otherwise , someone is risking death , injury and jail time .
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2007-08-25 16:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with most that it is too young. However, I have met 12 year olds that can do it. But, as someone pointed out there does need to be an adult close by.
If its something that really interests her maybe have her help out with the younger kids in church school or help the day cares in your local gym. She would learn a lot and be building references at the same time.
2007-08-26 12:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Rob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell no! there is no sane parent that would let an 8 year old watch their child. she needs to wait, take a baby-sitting certification class WITH CPR training, and wait until she is at least 13. me personally? I'd want someone at least 16.
PS- you are a horrible speller. i hope she's better at it.
2007-08-25 19:52:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she is responsible, but it remains limited responsibility, and not legal.
Maybe your daughter is good during trouble free baby-sitting, but who guarantees that nothing wrong will happen.
In case of the supervised kid injured himself or chocked, etc, you will be in trouble with the kid's parents and the official authorities.
2007-08-26 01:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance, if an accident happens, she first try to fix it herself, that could lead to disaster, I'd stick to a 13 year old
2007-08-25 16:16:54 · answer #6 · answered by thinking444 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm sorry. Responsibility doesn't make her, or anyone else, a good parent. She's not old enough to take that kind of responsibility.
2007-08-25 16:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Lynelle H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that would be a bad idea. The fact you're even considering it is mind-blowing.
2007-08-26 00:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Absolutely not. Bad idea.
2007-08-25 17:33:13 · answer #9 · answered by Laura E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously not
14 at least
2007-08-25 16:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by carlos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋