To let my 11 year old look after her sisters for 15 mins?

[Runnerjellybean]

I know I probably would be being unreasonable, but thought I'd check as I can be a bit overprotective.

I need to pop to the shop. I don't drive and it's 5 mins there, 5 mins back and I'd be around 5 mins in the shop.

She's sensible and her sisters listen to her. It's absolutely pouring down. Is she still too young to watch them? She has a phone and had grandparents 5 minutes drive away if she couldn't get hold of me.

Am I going to have to suck it up and us all get drenched?

Leave the 11 and 7yo and take your youngest. 11 and 7 is fine for 15 mins

Depends on the children. I would have left mine. But I know children (looking at you, great nephews) tht I wouldn’t leave in alone together while I was in the next room!

Definitely leave them. I've done it several times when I need to quickly pop out.

No. They are your children to look after. It shouldn't be your child's responsibility.

Yes if literally minutes and the eldest is sensible and the younger ones not complete terrors! I used to live on a main road and so would have to drop kids at house then go back around the corner to unload shopping etc. There's nearly 10 years between mine and I've done that since littlest was a baby.

Occasionally I would do a dash to Tesco Express (15 mins) if it was raining or something and I didn't want to drag littlest out. That was after eldest was at secondary.

He's now 14 and sometimes picks her up from childminder and looks after her at home for an hour or two if I'm held up (I do bung him a few quid). Everyone seems happy with that.

This is fine

Not the three year old.

No. They are your children to look after. It shouldn't be your child's responsibility

What an absolutely ridiculous comment.

She’s potentially leaving them for 15 mins to quickly grab something from a shop.

I agree with others, leave the older two and take the 4 yr old with you

I send my 10 year old to the shop. He walks much further to school anyway

I'd be OK with it. Have been leaving DD (10 but turning 11 this week) and brother (7) here for that sort of stretch a couple of times in the last six months. Honestly for a short jaunt I think they are old enough to let you make it easier on yourself (and importantly give them a short taste of managing themselves) rather than having to traipse kids everywhere for even little trips

I would be OK with it OP. As long as your 11 year old is sensible.

Thanks all, just got back, I took the little ones with. I do send get to the shop sometimes but I only had my bank card and wasnt sure if they'd let a child use it?