Would you let your 15 year old daughter stay home alone for a week?
Absolutely not. I can't think of a a reason to leave a 15 yr old at home alone for 7 days. 1. If there is a vacation involved, the 15 year old should be going along. 2. If it's business, why are both parents going. You say you live in one of the safest towns in the US. Does this town have it's own police department? Why? Because there IS crime everywhere. How many times have you seen on the news a murder in a small town that shocked the entire area? People on tv say, "Things like this never happen around here". Well guess what, it does. I would rather the house to be empty and my daughter stay with a friend and her family. Maybe an Aunt or older (>21) cousin can stay at the house while the parents are gone. It's not that I wouldn't trust my daughter. I would not trust anyone else outside my circle of friends and family.
Can a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old be left home alone for 8 hours?
Well, if you’re mature enough to write a well-composed Quora question—and you certainly have—I’d say, yes, mom can safely leave you two alone for 8–10 hours.But is that what you’re really asking?You have school, right? So, you’re what’s called “latch key kids.” Presumably you arrive home around 3PM. Doctor Mom doesn’t come home until midnight. So you and the sib are alone for the late afternoon and evening. You fix your supper.Sure, you can handle it:You’ve demonstrated maturity.You get “check in” calls from mom.The kitchen has enough food stocked to feed 2 teens. I.e., a lot.You have good people around if disaster strikes.And, no, mom’s not doing anything illegal, but……you’re really lonesome for her and would like someone to tell her:“Dear overworked Doctor Mom, you’re clearly raising great kids. It comes through your 14 year old’s adult-level words here. And something else comes through behind those words:They want you.They’re teens. It can be the coolest, most wonderful time in human life…or not. But you’re missing it and they’re missing you. You’re undoubtably giving your patients good ‘outcomes.’ What outcomes are you giving your teens?”Should we be left alone for 8–10 hours?That, I believe, is the Question-behind-the-Question.Why? Fast forward to next morning. As they’re gulping down breakfast, you appear. Though tired from your demanding work, you’re eager to give them a kiss and wish them a good day. Some quick chat and they’re out the door. That’s the last time you’ll see them that day..In 24 hours you’ve spent maybe half an hour with them..Thanks to Liana Roxanne Clark for providing a Doctor Mom’s point of view.Photo: “I am so glad you cut your hours, mom. You were just a voice on the phone.’”Photo: “Sweetheart, attempt to look cool like your mom.”Photo: “The new clinic job doesn’t pay as much, but I like this kind of pay!”
Is it okay for a 14 year old to date a 17 year old?
You might feel safe and comfortable. Your parents might like him and think he is a nice boy. You might like him and consider yourself a mature adult. The law however, will not take any of these things into account no matter how you protest you love him and your parents approve of him and how grown up you think you are, what grade you read or at what class you take in advance of your age level. In the eyes of the law you are a child no matter how you see yourself socially and academically, and he is an adult no matter what it says on any piece of paper. Any kind of sexual activity with you will be seen as abuse and he will be seen as a sexual predator, face jail time, and be put on the sex offenders register, he will have to let whatever neighbourhood he lives in know and people will hound him out of them. Your parents will be seen as enablers for allowing it to happen, and find themselves in trouble also. As for you, say goodbye to your friends, your family, your old life, your old school and say hello to the CPS therapist and your new foster home.
My 15 year old daughter is pregnant, do I have any legal rights to what happens to the baby?
If she wants to keep the baby, then it's up to her to pay for childcare when she works, it's up to her to provide for tge baby, etc. She will NOT be going out and having fun. If she becomes neglectful, then the baby is to go into foster care or in the care of someone else if you can't care for it. She will also have to live somewhere else if she's not going to live up to her responsibilities. The daughter is not emancipated. To be emancipated means the law will see her as an adult, and she has the rights of adults. She is not an adult in any sense. The only decision she can make medically is whether or not to have the baby. If she whines about not having freedom, feel free to remind her she chose to get pregnant. None of this is fair to you. If she doesn't live up to her responsibilities, there are homes for unwed mothers who will put her out on the street if she plays games with them. so do be quite frank with her. You need to be quite frank how her decision to get pregnant affects EVERYONE around her. It's not just her life affected. Her decision to keep and raise the baby will affect many people's lives. People who say to suppirt a teen raising her child often times have no idea what that entails. I do, as I did it. I babsat all the darn time while my teen mom ex friend went out and got pregnant a second time. Her parents were raising her child. I finally got sick of it, and said no more. All of her kids were removed by CPS at one point. The first one was with her parents, the other three went to her sister. Edit. I don't care how many tds I get. Everything I'm saying is true. I'm just sorry everyone feels you should be her doormat. No. Time for her to grow up. Yes, she could be a good mother, which will mean she will do all the work, pay for daycare while at work or school(you shouldn't have to quit your own job to babysit), and, may well need a fire lit under her to feed the baby at all hours, to stay up with the child when sick, to change a diaper when sge doesn't want to, etc. I see this a lot. So, if sge wants to live under your roof, you may have to make her do this stuff.
Is it against the law to leave a 15 year old alone in the house for two months in the state of Virginia? Please do reply, it is very crucial. Thanks!
California View: I know of no laws which prohibit or allow a 15 year old to live alone in the family home for two months. However, California Penal Code §273(a) makes reckless endangerment of a child a criminal violation. In criminal law terms, it’s a wobbler, which means the prosecutor has the discretion to charge as a misdemeanor or a felony depending upon the severity of the situation. Generally reckless endangerment refers to causing a child unjustifiable pain, mental suffering and injury or leaving them in a dangerous condition (like leaving an infant in a car with rolled up windows on a hot day). A 15 year year old, home alone, is not enough information. You would consider:The maturity of the 15 year old;Their comfort and willingness to be left alone;Their overall safety and security of the home/neighborhood.Whether the child has been left with sufficient resources, money, food, etc.Have you left specific instructions in the event of an emergency, medical or otherwise. If the child needs medical treatment who will authorize it.Whether the child has reasonable access to public transportation or other means of getting around.Whether their is a neighbor or nearby family member who the child could contact in the event of an emergency.Whether parents have made arrangements for periodic contact.Some 15 year olds could handle this just fine. Other’s can’t. Not sure if you are the parent or the child but I think this should be talked out with good attention to the kind of detail I have referenced here.
Can i date 21 year old guy even if i am 15 year old girl?
So i have been flirting with this guy for a while now and since he looks really young i thought he was 15 or at most 17 years old. Well we finally changed number and was texting each other for hours. When i finally asked him how old he was *i know dumb for not asking earlier* he told me he was 21. For some reason it didn't bother me and we keep on texting. I think he may ask me out and i can honestly say i would say yes. We will have to keep it secret but i don't care love have no bonds in my eye and age is in the love a person hold. And i date my own age twice already and i was always heart broken and all they wanted was my shape and curve. Can i have an answer from someone that understands my predicament
19 year old and a 15 year old dating?
Okay, I'm 19 and I'm with a girl who's 16 in Febuary. I just want to know what you guys think about me dating her.. do you feel that it's wrong? Why? Me and her get a lot of harrassment and stuff and I've been called a pedophile before.. it hurts but I really do care for her and I know she cares for me too. I met her about 8 months ago, and 2 or 3 months ago I started becoming closer to her and started to have feelings for her as more than a friend. A few days ago I finally got the courage to ask her out and she said yes. It's not like we're having sex, she wants to wait until marriage before she loses her virginity and I'm not someone who needs to have sex to be happy so I'm fine with it. She's also kind of mature for her age and I'm kind of immature for mine. I don't want to keep babling on but okay. What do you guys think of our relationship?
Would you leave two 15 year olds, a 12 year old, and a 10 year old alone for two days together?
Reading others’ answers really gave me a sense of culture shock.I grew up in China. When I was 12, I stayed home alone for around 2 weeks when my mom took a vacation (single parent household). I ate lunch at school, ate cereal for breakfast, and for dinner I knew how to use a rice cooker and to cook basic dishes, so what’s the problem? I don’t think the teachers or other adults cared, since I wasn’t starving and did alright at school. When I was 13, I also took the train for 24 hours alone, to visit my grandparents. Both of these things are completely normal.It seems like westerners (especially middle class ones) are really protective of their children. Then again, I never understood parties or trashing one’s homes when parents are absent. Mildly rebellious teenage boys here are more likely to skip school and go to internet cafes to play games with their friends.