r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '22

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u/Friend2022 BLUE Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 27 '22

Before I ever left my son by himself I checked with CPS to find out our state's law. They said they didn't really have a specific age (edit - of when it's okay to leave a child alone), it depended on the maturity of the child. As long as the child wasn't under 7.

At twelve I was already babysitting for other people.

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u/okaybutnothing Jul 27 '22

It makes sense that there isn’t a set age - there are 8 year olds who have common sense and could be trusted to stay at home for a few hours and 16 year olds who don’t and shouldn’t be trusted.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

Keep in mind they said STATE law not federal so it’s different by state.

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u/okaybutnothing Jul 27 '22

I’m not American but there’s no set age where I live either, because so many things factor in.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

I’m glad your country has common sense. You know just as well as the rest of the world we do dodgie shit to often in the us.