15 year old home alone for 2 nights

[Sunny4876]

Going on an adults only trip in September . The plan was Dds 15 and 9 would stay with their nan,my sister and brother in law mentioned their almost 16 year old Ds would probably be left home alone for first time and was I letting Dd,I really hadn't given it a thought.
I said I'd be happy for them to stay together as they are both very responsible and mature.
I mentioned this to Dd and she instantly said that she'd rather stay home alone.
I'm in a spin about it but I suffer from anxiety so can't be logical.
Nan lives 5 minutes walk away,lovely quiet street.
Wibu to let her stay alone?wwyd?

They are 15 yrs old. Not equipped to deal with extreme situations. Matters of risk are determined by parents. As a parent , i assessed all risks to my children , based on my surroundings, local crime reports and probability, including home invasion burglaries where, children aged 15 , were homealone and physically attacked, in order to steal rare puppies. I chose not leave my 15 yr old children alone and as such they have been protectedfrom risk

But they have NOT been protected from risk, that's the point. You, like most people, are extremely bad at risk assessing. Would you let that same 15 year old sleep over at a friends house? Because they are far more at risk there than they are alone at home. If you would let them do that, you've put them at risk, not saved them from it.

But if you assessed all risks based on crime reports and probability, then you would never be able to let your teen out to town/walk home from a friends house/get the bus to school.

Being exposed to responsibility and learning to deal with it is how teens become capable. If you don’t allow them responsibility and let them handle it then they won’t suddenly become capable at 16/17/18.

Sorry that wasn’t clear, what I mean is that walking out in the streets or going into town shopping is much more dangerous than sitting in their own locked home.

I'm 33 and I feel no better equipped to deal with home invasion than I did when I was 15

Hi going away late afternoon Friday and home by 11am Sunday,so 1 full day,all options mentioned are available to her.
Going to discuss again tonight and find something we're both comfortable with.

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

^ this.

Our house caught fire. How would a teen cope with that.

My friend left her 13 year old for an hour and a half in daylight. Someone tried to break in, and the child phoned her parents. Fortunately they gave up, but her daughter was traumatised. This was not in a dangerous area.

So you wouldn't leave a 15 year old at home during the day either? Sorry but that's mental

[quote girl71]@Lepetitpiggy As long as you had fun. That's the main thing.

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We did thanks - we also knew that she was safe, with two sets of neighbours for her to go to and a phone to call us. Our decisions are based on our children, thanks.