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Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 15 Aug 2008 10:19

Absolutely agree Jen. xx

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.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. Report 15 Aug 2008 10:30

Aye, I know what you mean Muffy and I do agree with you about the zero tolerance for young children being left alone. However, I don't think that putting children into care is necessarily the best solution for the child. Those who leave their children alone need to be taught that this is unacceptable. Maybe compulsory parenting classes could be one option.

I also agree that the guidelines could be firmed up more. It may make things clearer if they said children are not to left home alone under the age of 12 and then it is up to the parent(s) to decide if they feel their child/ren are mature enough.

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 15 Aug 2008 10:37

I'm not sure care would be my first option either Juliecat. Although I'd like something more harsh than parenting classes.........I'll have to think on that some more.

When the Madeleine disappearance happened (sorry to bring it up but it's the only example I can think of) so many media types were saying *oh well we've all done it haven't we* almost justifying what had happened. I was yelling at the Tv saying NO WE HAVEN'T IT'S WRONG SAY IT........but very few people did. I just hope that the message that sent out hasn't been taken on by parents who are using it as an excuse to behave in the same way.......*loads of people do it, it doesn't mean we aren't responsible parents*..................etc* xx

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.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. Report 15 Aug 2008 10:41

That really irritated me too. My daughter was 12 when I left her at home for the first time and I worried all the time I was out. I'd agree with something a bit harsher but alongside the parenting classes rather than instead of.

Linda

Linda Report 15 Aug 2008 21:02

hi my daughter was at a ball park play area yesterday with her 3 childen aged 10 ,9, and 3 the 2 older ones were playing hide and seek and the 3yr old was playing on the slide .julie just turned her back for a second when she heard crying it was her son. a boy aged 2 was sitting on him and bit his face drawing blood this childs mother was nowhere to be found after cleaning up the blood and putting it in the accident book the mother appeared and said she knows he bites and there is nothing she can do about she did not even know that it had happened 20mintues earlier.to which julie replyed you should be looking after him and not talking .xan is now ok but weary of other childern

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