Would you ever leave a 15 yo home overnight?

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Totally depends on the child and the situation.

We left our 17, 15 and 13 year old overnight not long ago. I appreciate there is safety in numbers eg if one fell down the stairs or cut themselves then there is someone else to help/call for help etc.
17 year old has ASD so will not break any rules and would snitch on the others in a heartbeat so we could trust that no party would happen!
15 year old is really practical - she cooks family meals regularly, is an explorer scout and first aid trained, could solve a problem quite easily if something broke etc
13 year old is happy as long has access to his computer and snacks!

I know that as parents we have equipped our children with the skills to look after themselves and know what to do in an emergency. We also have quite level headed children who arent anxious or particularly fighty siblings.
Other children are different so its up to the parent to consider if their child is ready. My friend is a social worker and she says if you are happy to leave a child in the day then night time isnt really any different.

Agree with this mollycoddling.
Kids need to grow up at some point.

I wouldn't because I couldn't relax

But that's me

15yo is fine. My DD and her friends play Dungeons and Dragons till midnight then all go to bed. The worst they get up to is watching a scary movie.

I moved out at 16yo so I'm not sure why parents are so freaked about their kids staying home. Unless you've not taught them what to do in an emergency in which case you need to up your parenting game.

15 is fine to be home alone if its far to young why are there 16 year olds moving out.

The pros and cons just made me think of last night, after dark, when a guy who wanted to deliver an Amazon parcel to our neighbours, knocked on the door.

He was friendly, it was totally fine, and I just accepted the parcel, had a bit of a chat to him while he photographed it, and went back in. However, if I'd been home alone for the first time, as a 15-year-old, I think I would've found it potentially quite unsettling.

Her dad is around the corner for emergencies so, yes.

Wow! I bet your parents weren't over the moon on their return!

It's like so much in life - you can often trust the ones you love and know they are sensible - it's just all the other potential wild cards out there who can become the issue.

It's called mumsnet mollycoddling syndrome. Unless special circumstances (immature teen, unsafe area, previous mistrust issues) there is no reason why a 15 (nearly 16) year old cannot be left overnight.

I think it is important for that age to have a bit of independence. I would probably allow 1 friend to stay (ensure parents know) and that Dad checks in a few times.
If she is mature and sensible, I don't see the issue.

I can understand people maybe not wanting to leave DC under 16 but I would be extremely disappointing in my parenting if a 16/17 yo could not be left at home overnight TBH. As long as there are neighbours/family close by it should be fine.

My boys were both fine at that age to do an overnight alone, they were both sensible and never invited people over other than those they had asked about before (kids that were always here anyway).

We have ring doorbell/security cameras so know they didn't take the piss.

Probably call her mum and ask her what to do?

Presumably they're not travelling to the moon. Or maybe mum can leave a list of important numbers and where to find the stopcock etc. 15 YO are not completely incompetent.

I would, but I would also ask her dad to drop round (and let her know) to just check she's ok, if you're on ok terms with him.

I was left for about 3 nights at 16, similar situation I didn't want to go on a family holiday. It was fine but I was really lonely and a bit freaked out (big old house, out in the sticks). I think a 15 year old is probably able to deal with emergency situations in the sense of calling 999, getting out of the house and calling a responsible adult. Worth telling them how to turn off the water, what to do if someone knocks at the door, if they lock themselves out, if something burns on the cooker or if they burn themselves etc. Hopefully a 15 year old would know most of that anyway. give them a list of adults they can call

Yes. I was left alone at just 16, when my parents retired and moved to Italy for the summer months. It was great.

I know this doesn't apply to all teens but raucous house parties are really not such a thing with gen z and below. It's well documented through research that teens and early twenties are the most isolated generation, often choosing to socialise remotely from their bedrooms rather than in person. The lure of getting together in an empty house is not the same as it used to be. My teen doesn't want to go anywhere or have friends over - he wants to stay up gaming til 2am without me telling him to be quiet and to eat all the snacks. He knows he could invite a friend round but he's not bothered!

I left DS at 15 but he had a different friend to stay every night and my parents on the end of the phone if needed.

Yes, but worth running through the rules and basics, (locking up, no candles, how to turn the gas off etc..)

I would (and do) leave my 15 year old overnight. He has lots of friends but has never had a random party! 15 is plenty old enough to be responsible to sleep in a house on their own.

I would, and have, left mine overnight.

I have absolute faith in my parenting of her, and her ability to be level headed in an emergency.

Totally depends on the kid.

I've done it multiple times (I work shifts) and he's also had a few mates over as well. They've stayed up, ordered pizza and sat playing PS all night.
It's always down to the individual kid imo.

I think it's fine to leave her in the sense that she's old enough and she'll be fine. However, don't underestimate the chance that loads of people will come to the house!
I was a sensible teenager whose parents went away. I (very sensibly) invited two of my sensible friends over. However word got round that my parents are away and about 50 people turned up! Someone wrecked a chair and someone else tried to steal the TV. Another person got in to a fight with my neighbour! The police were called. This was in the early 90s so no mobile phones, no social media, yet word spread very quickly.

Yes, a week after we'd left ds overnight for the first time, we had a water leak! Not so bad as a fire, but bad enough.