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| [URL]I totally agree with 9/10 yr olds being left to themselves for a couple of hours to do their homework, some housechores, etc...I think it is educational. We stayed at home alone all the time since our medical parents were too busy, but we had a system when the oldest one was a bodyguard and security captain, I was the chef and homework supervisor and the little one was the nagging queen, haha. It always works better when they are in a pack. But a single kid I would not leave alone bellow 8yr since they can panic if something dangerous happens, not that they would not be able to cope most of the time, but I think let them be kids and not pawn our responsibilty onto them...So, a single kid bellow 8 would not be left alone to fend for themselves in my house, just like a pyjama party or a sleepover for older kiddos, you never know what they think of when there is more of them classmates....
But a 2mo old? What a lovely brainfart, and in the US when kids can't even fart on their own without child's services being allarmed, pardon my language.
I can't even imagine leaving a 2mo old alone in a crib for a couple of hours and those were more than just a mere couple of hours, even in some yodelly safe boondock village when the infant is sobbing tuned in with bucolic cows while the neighbor is overlooking the safety from the neighboring house. I kinda do not think it is a matter of different culture per se but a different level of importance that the culture places on kids in general. There are other things that make me think so. Buh. 2mo old, probably ain't even a human to worry about...vraiment. | |
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Of course, the time that my brother and I played fire rescue and lowered our younger brother out the window tied to a chair.
Oh, well, no harm, no foul. (Phew! Kids will be kids, sometimes.)
As far as the US and the CH, you would think that there would be a reasonable middle ground, wouldn't you? Of course, as always, it seems that you would be wrong.
Brian.