Studies show that children up to seven years in any case can not be left alone without supervision of adults.
So, after seven years of age, many kids can spend some time alone. Best of all, if the kid he would agree to stay independent at home.
The first parents' absence should not last longer than 10 - 15 minutes. This time is quite enough to run to the pharmacy or bakery. If the experiment is a success, while his mother's absences may be gradually increased.
In this case, it should be noted that psychologists are advised not to leave more than an hour, even a seven-year child. If in the absence of the mother the baby decides to find something to your taste, then no one can guarantee that it will be safe.
If the kid left alone, it would be sure to explain where and why parents leave, and when they return. The seven-year kids have often know how to use the clock, which means that you can specify the location of the arrow on the dial or the numbers on the electronic hoursat the moment when the time comes to return to their parents. And in any case can not be late. The longer the delay Mom or Dad, the more fear the baby covered.
Before leaving, parents should instruct the child how to behave in the absence of adults. To say that we should not come to the door and naughty. The kid should know exactly how to behave in an emergency situation. He needs to keep phone numbers for communication. However, overload the baby all kinds of information and instructions are not worth it, especially if they are accompanied by negative examples from the life of "foreign" children. Much more useful to turn off the gas before you leave, close the windows and the balcony, check latches on electrical outlets and protection for household appliances.
Even easier child to cope with loneliness, if he has a job. Parents can give a child an important task, which he can get carried away and did not notice the time of their absence. You can ask him to draw a picture or perform crafts out of clay as a gift to someone from relatives. And when the parents return, it is necessary to ask how the baby were the case, and that he was able to do.
Psychologists are advised not to trust the child care youngest child his older brother or sister. Not the best way to attract the neighbors and siblings. It is impossible to predict how to behave seems to be calm and trustworthy children, when some will remain in the role of "adult".
And be sure to ask about what to do if a child stutters
