y12 child home alone

[wishiwasinbarbados]

…for 2 weeks whilst parents are 6000 miles away for work.

Don't know much about this family, but 17yr old seems sensible enough to me and seems fine with the situation. I just don't think I would have left my own 17yr old for that long? Is it too long??

I use to get this to 🤣🤣

What's your point?

Every teenager is different.

I was fine to be left at 16.

Some aren't even ready at 18.

And when I left school the minimum leaving age was 15. Didn't go to 16 until 1972 or 1973.....

Is there? I thought they were 18 when they went to university?

My eldest was 16 when we left for a one week holiday. When they were 17 they went inter railing in Europe with friends. A very mature and sensible young person though.

At 17 I was working and saving so I could leave home at 18.

My youngest has some SEN so they weren’t left until a bit older….

So what. I loved totally independently at 17. I worked, paid my own bills and was self sufficient.

My mum was married and had 1 child by 17 and a second at 19.

This..

I was 17 and working when my parents left me to go on holiday. I did have a friend stay but otherwise what's the difference?

I left my 17 year old to go to NYC for 5 days.
She loved it and wants to know when our next trip is!

I'm not sure what difference the mileage is. Away is away and unless you're holidaying/ working in Bognor Regis if would still take a while to get back in an emergency.

I got left with 2 younger siblings for a week aged 17 and for 2 weeks alone when 18. I was responsible and knew how to get help.if needed.

Left dcs 2 and 3 (then 16 and 15) home alone while we took dd1 to New York for her 18th. Did send dc4 to her friend's house though as she was only 8. They had a few friends round but nothing awful happened.

I lived away from home in a student house from 16-17. Could go home when I wanted but never felt the need except for Xmas. It was fine. So I don't think this will be that terrible.

my parents left me (age 17) and my sister (age 15) alone while they went away for a week. My sister did run me a bit ragged by coming in very late (it was the summer holidays) but we were fine. I was generally quite a responsible teen, I could cook and had a Saturday job. We had a good time together and I have good memories of that week

I think I would leave my 15 year olds once they got to that age but only because they are twins and wouldn't be alone. I think it's fine personally but it would take me a lot of thinking to actually go through with it.

Yabu depends on the young adult but at 17 it's not uncommon to be left alone. they can move out and live in their own at 16. Great parenting to get the 17 year old ready for university or if not give them responsibility.

He's 17, not 7. My friend had her own flat in 6th form as her parents emigrated along with her younger brother but she didn't want to interrupt her education.

Summer-born children are often 17 when they go, and it is also common in Scotland.

Presumably said 17 yo will be at university in the next year or so, so really no reason they shouldn't be left

When I was 17 I had a full time job and my parents took my siblings on holiday and left me for 2 weeks. I was fine

I would be worried if a 17 year old couldn’t be left on their own

Wow a lot of replies!
the point of the thread was to see what other people thought about leaving a 17yr old for 2 weeks. Now I know. So thank you 🙏🏻.

No, in plenty of other education systems they're ready to start uni at 17. Some Scottish students will only turn 18 during their first year. DS has 2 uni flatmates who are only 17 at the moment.