Comments on: What age can I leave my child alone in Ontario

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:00:24 +0000

In the nineties, my kids used to walk back and forth to school (11/7) whenever they couldn’t ride their bikes. We would leave our 13-year-old in charge of the 9-year-old while we quickly went to the store. Times have changed, and neither we nor our daughter leave our grand kids unsupervised.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:56:02 +0000

In reply to Kim. I can remember when I was under 10 and 11 years of age leaving the house early on a Saturday morning and going to the school yard with my friends. My how the times have changed. Today's world is different. Parents need to be responsible for their own kids and today letting a ten or eleven year old stay home alone is not responsible. The odds of something bad happening to your child, alone in a park or walking to school, are there.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:44:48 +0000

Just because a child appears mature doesn’t imply they should be left unsupervised or be responsible for watching their siblings.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:30:18 +0000

I don’t allow my son to stay home by himself, and he’ll be 12 next month. I also don’t permit him to go to the park alone, even though we live nearby. I still won’t let him walk to school by himself. We drive him!