Leaving 14yo with 7 near 8 yo alone for four hours, we will be near by?

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We will be about ten, fifteen mins away, 14 is extremely sensible but.. They do clash a little!
. Would others?

We leave my DD 8 (almost 9) with my DS 14 fairly regularly now to go to the shops etc. I wouldn’t leave them together over night. In fact I’ve had him pick her up from school a couple of times recently.

I would do it a few times before you need to do it, build up the length of time, nip to the shop first then for a coffee etc to make sure your comfortable.

Mine clash when I’m home but are absolutely fine when I’m out. DS is a lot nicer to DD as he doesn’t want her to kick up a fuss when he’s in charge! And she feels more grown up staying home then coming out with me.

Both have phones so can contact me if needed.

It's fine. I found that mine were less likely to clash with each other when there was no referee (me).

I’d have thought it would be fine, unless by ‘clash’ you mean physically fight...what’s the worst case if they just argue, 8yo refuses to go to bed? You can always come back if necessary.

This is definitely the case with mine too! Being left alone usually makes them a lot more collaborative!