What age can a child watch a sibling?

Answer 1

There is no minimum age at which children in the UK can be left on their own, nor do laws specify how old someone needs to be to babysit. However, if the babysitter is under 16, then the parent remains legally responsible for the child's safety.

Under the Children and Young Persons Act parents in England and Wales can be prosecuted for wilful neglect if they leave a child unsupervised "in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health". Punishment ranges from a fine to 10 years' imprisonment. Similar legislation is in force in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Without legally specified ages to guide them, parents may be left scratching their heads over this grey area but children's charity, the NSPCC, advises that children under 13 should not be left at home alone for long periods and children under 16 should not be put in charge of younger children.

Answer 2

In Ontario the child who is watching a younger sibling has to be the legal age of 12..... though a ten or 11 year old can stay home by him or herself,But they are not legally aloud to stay over night alone, all three of these ages. That you would have to be 16 to stay or babysit overnight!

Answer 3

Four or Five, depending on how long you plan to leave him or her alone. Four for one to twenty four hours and Five for up to a week. It isn't recommended to leave a child alone for more than a week until the age of six.

Answer 4

Depends on what State you live in. You can Google it.

Answer 5

The legal age for a child to stay home in the United States, is 13. it is up to the parent if the child is able to watch a sibling

Answer 6

in the state of Texas at what age can an older child watch its younger siblings

Answer 7

i think its twleve for siblings and fourteen for other people's kids

Answer 8

Logically, only if the child is mature enough.

Legally, it is sixteen years of age.

Answer 9

alone? 12.