She trusted her parents to look after her 4-year-old. Until she found out they'd left him alone at home 'because he wouldn't put on his shoes.'
While the movie was filled with a laugh a minute, it’s important to remember, it was just that. A fictional film. Made-up stuff produced purely forSo when one woman heard that her parents had left her 4-year-old unattended in their house because they didn’t want to wait for him to put his shoes on, she completely lost it. But the grandparents still don’t see any issue with their actions.
Many experts agree that children under the age of 8 shouldn’t be left alone, even for short periods of time. 12 and older is “a pretty acceptable age” for a child to be home alone for a few hours,that parents wait until their child is at least 12 years old before taking a chance at leaving them alone at home. But the right age will vary from family to family, depending on the maturity of the child, where you live, whether you have a support network close to home, and how far away you will be.
“Many States’ child protection laws classify ‘failing to provide adequate supervision of a child’ as child neglect,”at an inappropriate age or in inappropriate circumstances may be considered neglect after considering factors that may put the child at risk of harm.”. Deveca Rose’s two sets of twins, aged 3 and 4, were unable to escape the locked house when the fire ripped through it in 2021. Their bodies were found under a bed.
While these are extreme and very sad cases, they illustrate just how wrong things can go when adults don’t take their roles as caregivers seriously.Robyn is an award-winning journalist who has produced work for several international media outlets. Made in Africa and exported to the world, she is obsessed with travel and the allure of new places. A lover of words and visuals, Robyn is part of the Bored Panda writing team.
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