Leaving children at home unattended

[jiyou2003]

heyhoe:

I'm also tempted to let my P3 DS to stay at home after school. Reason being, he usually stay back after school for CCA etc 4 times a week. He's only left with 2-3 hours which I think is better spent resting at home and doing his homework.


Do you think having security camera will help?

My colleague install CCTV. He has a maid, dd at p4 n ds at u2. It work well for him.
As for ds, he ever home alone for an hour when grandparent went downstairs for a quick errant.
What is the suitable age? By law is what age?

[heyhoe]

Thanks, jiyou223.


I’m still hesitating because without adult supervision, he might just spend his time playing games or dreaming.

[tamarind]

Oppsgal:

peterch:

If I'm not mistaken, it against the law if you leave the children at that age unattended :yikes:

Never heard of such rule :?

It is against the law in the UK to leave a child who is under age 13 unattended at home.

In Singapore, many parents leave their kids unattended at home and I have never heard of them being prosecuted by law. I believe there is no such law in Singapore.

[tamarind]

Diesel:

I want to know how parents are successful in instilling discipline in their children who is at home after school WITHOUT a caretaker?

I would advise you to put them in a student care center. It is too risky to leave kids unattended at home.

[Vevey]

It really depends on the maturity of the kids.

My neighbour’s boy is able to walk to & fro school by himself & is alone at home by himself since P5. His sec 2 sister usually will arrive home 2-4hr after that. During sch hols, both of them would b home w/o adult & he would usually go out for lunch nearby by himself if his sister is not w him.

[poppy15]

i agree with tamarind on leaving the child at a student care centre even if it is only for that short while… or check with a neighbour to see if they can help care for the child while u are way…