To consider leaving older children overnight

[Aurea]

Just checking other people's thoughts.....

I have a 16.5 year old and a 13 year old very sensible sons. Would it be reasonable to consider leaving them over night with neighbours on hand?

[Dancingfairy]

I lived alone at 16.

[Ummmmgogo]

sounds fine just make sure they don't have a party

[Dancingfairy]

My sister also lived alone with a baby at 16 I'm sure they will manage.

[Aurea]

Thanks

No chance of a party. My 16 year old is such a homebody and has NEVER gone out with his friends in the evening! He seems happy enough and is sociable at school though......

[user1493413286]

I would say as long as they both feel confident about it and you have some kind of back up plan if at 3am they’re freaked out and can’t sleep.

[Pagwatch]

It's going to depend a bit on your DC but as a general rule I would say absolutely fine.
We left my DS when he was 16 while we went on a short holiday because he has always had incredibly high levels of responsibility. My DD I would leave check lists, phone her often and fret but I'd still let her stay here alone. She's forgetful but I trust her to make sensible choices.

They are ll different. It's mostly about to you trust them to make sensible decisions in a mini crisis. I occasionally so DD 'what would you do if the dog got out' or 'what would you do if a pan caught fire' so I can calibrate her potential for fuckwittery.

[Shutupanddance1]

Definitely fine. When I was 16, I’d look after my 4 siblings when my mum did night shift, single mum so she just needed to do it.

[Gatehouse77]

If you have faith in them to behave appropriately then do. You know them better than anyone.

We left our DS17 and DD14 for a weekend. They each had friends round but not at the same time. All was fine. They even did the washing!!