Now let me get this straight...
A fourteen year-old being baby-sat?
By a twenty eight year-old?
No mention of the boy being “special needs” or any such.
Fourteen year-olds baby-sit, they are not baby-sat.
Is this one of the Seven Signs?
If you read the whole article you will find out she was babysitting the boys siblings who I am sure were younger.
In my home town, fourteen was the oldest one could be baby-sat, and fifteen was when one began baby-sitting.
I think it depends on how long you’re leaving them for.
We’re having this ‘discussion’ with my sixteen year old son at the moment. Next school holidays, we’re going to be away for a week, and his mother and I both think he needs active supervision during that time. He doesn’t.
For an evening, he’d be fine. Maybe even a couple of days. A whole week... yeah, that’s the question.