So you all said that a Yr 7 child could be home alone after school, how about a Yr 6?

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CM has just told me she's not sure she can have DD in Sept. DD will be 10 and in Yr 6.

Would be after school 2 evenings a week till 6:30pm. I think she's too young, especially when its dark but she is sensible.

Ho hum, when's her birthday?
I'd probably investigate other options but go for it in the end if I had to.

WHere is the thread about yr 7 out of interest?

I think I would let DS1 who is Yr 6 stay by himself. But I don't think I could let him be in charge of his younger brother.

Social Services paid my best friend a visit when they phoned up regarding her Y7 dd's adoption by her stepfather and her dd answered the phone and told them her parents weren't in.

They backed right down when they found out my friend is a teacher, but that made her even crosser.

At that age, DS1 would have been ok - likes the house to himself. However DS2 is in yr6 now and he wouldn't want to stay by himself. I did give him a key a couple of months back, I was at the hairdressers, DS2 would get in from school at 3.30 followed by DS1 at 4.10. He heard a creak, quickly locked up and ran up to my friends house! Bless him.

Her birthday's in March. I think I'm going to have to find another CM aren't I? They're like hen's teeth round here though. Especially ones that will work till 6:30.

Here's the Yr 7 thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/parenting/1197179-Year-7-OK-to-be-a-latchkey-kid

Til 6.30 is a very long time for such a young child on their own.
Would she be happy to be left for this length of time?
When ds2 was in yr6 he had a doorkey and often had to let himself in, but rarely for more than 30 mins on his own.

DD is too busy crying at the thought of leaving he CM to get a sensible answer out of her. She loves the CM and CM's little boy and is really upset that CM has said this. The other kids can stay with the CM but DD's days don't suit anymore as CM is getting a new baby to look after. I do understand that she'll get more money from a full time baby rather than DD who is justa few hours here and there.