Continuing the 'how old do your children have to be before you leave them home alone' debate.....

[MarkStretch]

I was told at work the other day by someone who works in child protection that the guidelines followed are:

Do they know the number for the emergency services should they be required?

and

Do they know the exits out of the house in case of fire?

If you answer yes to both then technically speaking, they can be left alone at home.

I was a bit

Oh sorry, it's so late and so awful and i knew it would happen at a time like this,,,,,,, when i was caught unaware, lord god almighty! How did you get the balls to write a best seller and can you have a word with my mother and tell her she will go to heaven, thankyou your grace

Although I tell DS1 not to answer the phone, he does have his own mobile phone which he could use to call me, or me him - which he uses very sensibly.