What age would you leave a child downstairs on their own at?

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Would you go for a bath (or do some cleaning/sorting etc) upstairs whilst your preschool child watches telly or amuses themselves downstairs?

I'm currently in the bath (having been up at 5 with the baby, who my husband has just taken out for some fresh air) and my 3.5yr old is downstairs. I think it's fine - I've got the door open so I can hear him, he can call me if he needs anything and he knows where I am. He's generally very sensible - but obviously has his moments!

It's just occurred to me that I've not done this before - I've nipped upstairs, but never left him for 30ish mins. He would have wanted to be wherever I was when he was younger, but he's getting a bit more independent now.

So, I know it depends on the child, but when would you have felt ok doing this?

No I wouldn't, my almost four year old is terror who knows how to open the doors etc, would probably come back downstairs and find shes taken herself out for a walk!

That's a scary thought - he can't get out the front door, thankfully.

I'm down with him now, all is well - but perhaps he's too young or I wouldn't be asking...

At that age yes I could leave them for a short period while I did things, younger I would pop them in the travel cot in living room or cot upstairs. Ours would be confined to 1 room (with baby gates) and it'd be pretty child friendly, dog would be locked in another room and I would check on them often.
We lock our exterior doors and have keys out of reach, we still tell our 15 year old only to answer the door to family.

It was around 3.5 for me; I’d leave DD in the lounge while I had a shower as I felt confident that she won’t do anything she shouldn’t. I do put the chain on the front door though as she knows how to unlock the front door and even though I’m quite confident she wouldn’t go anywhere it made me feel a bit safer.

I would leave my 3 year old for 5-10 mins at a time, probably not for a long soak in the bath - although I am sure she would be fine. I sometimes put the chain on the front door just incase someone knocked and she opened the door.

I regularly left my child alone downstairs at that age while I settled the baby for a nap. I'd put on the TV so he wouldn't get into too much mischief and made sure all doors were locked.