I take it you’re not very conservative.
Age 10 is not too young to look after a sibling while having fun at the park.
The Red Cross Babysitting Course is for kids 11 and older. Will these CPS kooks bust an 11 year old for babysitting? Or is it OK as long as he/she doesn’t take her charges to the park?
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Not in the days I grew up, 50’s-60’s, no it wasn’t. I now have two younger grandsons who are 6 & 10. In the case in the news, I believe the 10 year old is a girl, and they are usually more mature than boys at that age.
We have a park around the block from us, the same one I played in growing up. My husband walks the dog over there and lets the boys “range” all they want, but he is keeping an eye, mostly from afar. When I grew up only the neighborhood kids played in the park, and everyone knew everyone. And at 10 we were quite self-sufficient. Strangers stuck out like a sore thumb, and in any event, we rode our bikes all over town.
Now, people come to our town from many miles away to use our parks. Even the neighborhood kids don’t know each other like they once did, as they often attend magnet programs at schools across town.
Different time, different place now. Our 10 year old grandson loves his little brother dearly, but would gladly sell him to the highest bidder at times. I’d rather both kids just played, had fun, and they don’t seem to mind Grandpa or Dad or their 16 year old cousin being in the vicinity. They are gradually gaining more independence as time goes by.
In their state, the law says that someone under 8 has to be left with someone who is at least 13. The parents don’t like it, but it’s the law.
If it was an 8 year old and 10 year old, that would be a different story, but that isn’t the case and the parents were told of the law.
Normally I don’t like the govt. interfering, but the law is the law.