What age do you leave your kids alone overnight?
Just curious at what age you are comfortable leaving the kids alone overnight.
DH and I have plans to be out of town for one night in October. We will be about a 6hr drive away. Leaving morning of day 1, attending an event that night, departing by noon day 2, and home around dinner time.
DDs will be 15 and 12 (almost 13) and in 10th and 7th grades at that time. Seems old for me to get a babysitter but also seems young to leave them on their own. Both have cell phones. Grandparents are nearby (but not in a position to be overnight babysitters at our house) and we have close friends who live a few streets away who I know wouldn't bat an eyelash at being "on call" if DDs needed something. We aren't super close with neighbors but kids could call them too in an emergency. I could try to arrange for each girl to have a sleepover at a friends.
Both girls have stayed on their own during the day or evening for quite some time without issue. Both girls have taken the online version of the Red Cross babysitter training. Neither babysits...largely due to the pandemic and not knowing anyone in need of a sitter (most of the people we know with little kids have an older kid). Both girls fight with each other constantly! DD2 is a button pusher and DD1 is covered in buttons lol.
Mom to two amazing DDs ('07 & '09) and a fur baby.
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