It's summertime. Many non-custodial parents are exercising large blocks of summer parenting time. It's easy to see, however, that there are some disgruntled and/or concerned parents out there who may be unhappy with the way the other parent is handling the children's summer care.
I wrote recently on this blog about the appropriate age when children can be left alone without a caregiver and about the appropriateness of assigning siblings to provide care for younger brothers or sisters.
In checking to see what brings people to my Blog, I note that in the past few days, parents from the following states have Googled to check on this issue, indicating a high level of concern about whether children are being neglected: I note visitors from TN, CA (many), IL, UT, NY, MI (many), NJ, TX, MS, KS, KY, PA, WA, ME, IA, GA, CO, MD, AND SC in the past several days.
It's time to check out the safety resources available to parents for babysitter training. You can read my earlier article here. Home Alone: Child care and babysitter issues
If your child lives in Michigan and you believe that a parent is leaving the child or children unsupervised, you'll want to review the Michigan Child Protection Act. Is the other parent's actions "neglect or abuse?" Does leaving a child alone, or leaving a sibling in charge of younger children, constitute "failure to protect?" For more information, see my website.
See also links below to posts in this frequently accesses series: Home Alone
See also links below to earlier posts: Home Alone Parts I, II, III, IV and V.
Home Alone: Child care and babysitter issues Part I, July 2007
Home Alone: Summer Parenting Issues and "Failure to Protect" Part II, August 2, 2007
Home Alone Part III October 4, 2007
Home Alone Part IV October 11, 2007
Home Alone Part V October 12, 2007
Home Alone Part VI Assessing Readiness July 20, 2011
Home Alone Part VII | Leave your children home alone while you vacation? November 7, 2017
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