Would u leave your 8yo home alone for 4 hours?

Aaaaaaabsolutely not. He’s a child, whether he’s smart or not is obsolete.

Why cant the child go where you are going? Too many things can go wrong. I wouldn’t.

Every child is different but 8 feels way too young to me.

I think once kids are in highschool, 12yo + and have a phone they're good for a couple hours but not at 8 yo ..

No. I might quickly go to the shop 5 minute walk if my 9 year old was ill and I had to get milk. Not that it’s happened. She’s allowed to walk home by herself from school next year but I wouldn’t do 4 hours.

I used to be left home alone at 9. But things were so different then. We were out riding bikes all day. We had neighbors we could run to. House (landline) phones. We knew what to do in a fire. We knew what to touch and not to touch. We knew what to do if someone broke in. We were beyond our years. Idk your child but I haven’t met one child this day and age that is mature enough to be left alone at 8. Including my own. Kids are too wrapped up in their phones and iPads and are oblivious to things around them.

Helllll no

Absolutely not. Also, depending on where you live that could be illegal as well

Hell no. Why can't your 8 year old go with you?

I was pretty much raised by my older siblings because my parents worked all the time. There were plenty of times that my sister and I would be home alone at age 7-8+yo, especially when my brothers got their licenses and jobs. But I agree with others its different nowadays. If youre in the US, Id look up your state laws because I think it depends on your state when you can leave a child home alone. I personally wouldn't. I was way too independent as a child and good things didnt always happen to me because I was too immature to understand what was truly going on.

Gonna say if they had a phone or something and was a little bit older

I’m a teacher and if an 8 year old told me they’d been left at home alone for 4 hours, I’d definitely be raising it as a safeguarding concern, which could lead to social services involvement. There’s so much that could go wrong that could put your child at fatal risk.

Absolutely not

8yo is when my parents started leaving me home along for a couple hours. I could catch the bus myself and get myself home from school. And I knew how to make a basic meal like scrambled eggs. I really depends on how independent your child is. And if he has access to get a hold of you if ever needed. Boundaries also should be given to your child. No leaving the house (just cause it’s a new day and age), keep the door locked, do not open it for ANYONE, give him a list of stuff to do while he’s home so he doesn’t get “bored”. It’s his next step to being a Big Boy. It also depends if you’re comfortable with it ☺️ and whatever you’re going out to do, please don’t be longer and please make sure that if something were to happen or he calls you, you are able to leave and head back home immediately.

Way to young even with cameras god forbid there was a fire they are not matual enough to handle it or a stranger knocking on the door I couldn't let them go through that risk

Even when I was 10, I was only legally allowed to be home alone for less than 2 hours. Absolutely not.

I would say 11-12 is when I would start thinking about that iffffff kiddo is mature

It's a hard no from me, he's 8 anything could happen even with the simplest things. Pretty sure it's illegal as well, think it's 11 or 13 yr old in the UK

As an ex child protection worker, we would be visiting the parents if we knew an 8 yr old was home alone for 4 hrs regularly.

Hell no. We only let my 10yr olds and 11yr olds alone 30 min. They are very responsible and all 3 have phones and kid messenger. Still 30 min is about it.

sorry what no