Kids being home alone a lot?

Question

How do you think it affects the children who are often left home alone without anybody in the house? Maybe they're be left home alone everyday for 3 hours.

Answer 1

I was home alone for 2-3 hours after school from 7th grade up. The worst I ever did was smoke cigs, but my mom smoked so.

Answer 2

It depends on the age of the kids. And, their maturity .Also, how many kids? These days I don't think it's good to leave kids alone for 3 hours everyday at any age. But, the way the world is...it's impossible. Bottom line: I think it's okay as long as the kids are over 10. Tell them you love them a lot. Call them . Love on them /tell them it'll be okay.

Answer 3

I'm a single mom w/ 3 children my oldest is 12...How do u think it affects children who can't eat, afford clothes.shoes etc. & never have any money if mom can't work. My daughter babysits her brothers after school & on school vacation days while I work----sure I feel bad but I know I have to do what i have to do to provide for them!!! What should be illegal is for a woman to sit on her butt day in & out & neglect to care for children she made!!!!! i spend the time I'm not working with them & all my money on them...I don't drink club or party....If I could spend all of my time with them I would unfortunately our economy isn't set up that way though & men don't always play their part & stick around so we can live like the Cleavers

Answer 4

I knew a 17 yr old and a 12 yr old boy.their mom sold real estate their dad drove a truck.In the woods at the end of the cul-de-sac , there were large paper grocery bags with model airplane glue tubes in them.LOST of them.The tubes had the glue squirted into the bags where the 17 yr old and his buddies would stick their heads in the bags to smell the glue fumes to get high,this of course was after they had smoked up on cigarettes and pot first and drank whatever they could get..They liked to go around starting fights just for the fun of fighting.
The 12 yr old would beat up on kids smaller than himself, sniff the gas fumes on the tank of his mini bike to get high and smoke weed when he could get some from his older brother.
His parents had been told but his dad was "too busy earning a living" the mother with her head up her butt proclaimed "thats a $%^^ lie!My little angels don't do NOTHING wrong!"
I have known girls as young as 11-14 pregnant.While the parents are at work THIS day and time, the kids get to watch porn on cable and satellite , on the internet make dates on the cell phones and internet.They can do a plethora of drugs and if mommy and daddy have beer, liquor etc they can try that out too.A lot of kids get shot playing with the old man's fire arms because there is no adult at home.3 hrs is enough to do a LOT of things.Especially for a kid.

Answer 5

Under 12 years of age, it is illegal in most areas to leave children home alone for even 1 minute. Over 12 years of age, 3 hours is too long. Most teenage pregnancies occur between the hours of 3-5PM, i.e., when mom and dad aren't home. One hour at the most!!

Answer 6

3 hours is nothign i am home from 4 to about 9 everyday and bymyself and personally i love it

Answer 7

i think that is so so bad kids need there mothers or dads around heck even teens need to be watched these day the world is not as safe as it was when we were litttle there are crazy people out there so no someone must be at home at all times

Answer 8

It's a bad idea. It's also illegal unless the oldest is 13 years old or more.

Answer 9

depends on how old they are!