Leaving kids unattended in RV all day?
There's a trailer next to us with what seems to be a single parent (female) and 2 kids, boy 9 and girl 7. She is out all day (at work?) and leaves the kids at their trailer alone all day. According ...
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davosfam wrote:
It has been an interesting conversation. I think 7 years old is too young to be home without an adult. I understand that a 9 year old is "watching" the 7 year old but that's a lot of responsibility to put on the shoulders of someone so young. Imagine how that 9 year old is going to feel if something horrible happens to the 7 year old. I'm surprised at the number of people who think that a 7 year old and 9 year old are OK to be left home alone, let alone in a campground with strangers all around.
I really don't know the solution to this. There are too many variables. If the mother is truly going to work (nobody knows this for sure), I have a different feeling about this whole thing than if she is doing something else. I live in Washington and know that state daycare assistance is available.
Solution is simple for me, mind my own business. That does not mean that if I see a kid in danger I won't help, but I have not seen or heard anything to even raise alarm in this case. Perhaps give the Mom the benefit of doubt and accept that she is making the best decisions for her family and doesn't need outsiders getting in her business.
