Dilemma - leave ill 10 yr old home alone for 20 mins to get medicine?

[CuppaTeaAndAJammieDodger]

10yo DD is in bed with a temp, sore throat, head and tummy ache. She's OK, as in alert/awake but obvs feeling grotty. I need to get her some Calpol and am umming and ahhing about whether to bundle her up and take her with me or leave her in bed with her iPad for 15-20 minutes to go grab some from Boots.

N.B. we've left her at home a few times for a similar amount of time recently but it's her being ill that's making me question what the best thing to do is.

I'd leave her, with a phone next to her just in case, assuming she's basically got flu and isn't going to vom everywhere in your absence..

Agree with PP. Its totally fine, instruct her not to leave her bed to answer the door.
Drive safely OP.

Definitely okay. When she's better you might want to think about extending the time she's alone, too. Hope she's better soon.

Better for her to stay in bed while you dash to Boots.

Yep, I'd go.

Pretty unanimous then :) No, no vomiting. Will leave her then. Noted re. extending time alone. Thankyou.

Best leave her in bed to rest. My parents would regularly leave me alone for a whole day at that age, although not when sick.

I would, but I’d also have a back up person for her to phone, in case you got stuck in a huge traffic jam or something.

Ach it’s fine. In the 80’s me and my brother were alone from the ages of 8 and 10 as my mum worked part time. My dad worked shifts so would sometimes be there,albeit in bed. Friends were all very similar.

She has phone. If you have free mins you could use phone as intercom all way there and back if you that worried.

Leave sick bowl in case?