What age would you leave children home alone

[Villanelle1]

Have a 10 and 9 year old. Would be 2hours at most. Would I be unreasonable to leave them home alone

I leave my 10 year old for about this time, however he is incredibly mature and responsible for his age.

It’s not the age for me, it’s the maturity of the child.

12 and 10 here. Would leave for 1/2 hours - no more than that for me though

2 hrs feels just a little too long.

We leave our 10yo for an hour, maybe 1:15

Depending on maturity though

I left ds from about 10yo but started with 1/2 hour and worked up. Haven't left dd (9) yet and wouldn't leave the two of them together tbh

I've left my 9 year old at home at 6 am in bed for 30 mins to drive her dad to work

I leave my 10 (nearly 11) year old for upto 1h15 while I take his brother to a club. DH is likely to come home during this time, so usual duration is shorter.
I leave my 9 year old for 20 mins if the older doesn't want to walk back from a club in the dark.

I wouldnt leave for 2 hours as a first time to try it. Start smaller and build up.

It completely depends on the child. My 11 year old ds had days at home with my 15 year old over the summer, I mean full days. They didn't get out of bed until midday and then dh was home by 3. However no way would I have left the 15 year old at that age, they only got left for full days like that from they were about 13. Our youngest is 9 and hasn't been left at all yet. We tended to start with 10 mins when we nipped to the shop and gradually built it up. We will probably start that with the youngest when they are 10, if they want us to, though initially it will be when older siblings are around.

It depends on the child and whether they want to be left, also how responsible/sensible they are.