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Home alone child
Just your thoughts really. Son's friend ( a girl) lives with just her mother, who works 2 jobs apparently. One of them is in a club. So this girl gets in from school to an empty house and is alone all evening, does herself something to eat,spends the entire time from 4pm till bed time alone, goes to bed in an empty house and her mother gets in about 3 am. 6 nights a week. Now I understand the mother has to earn a living but this girl is only 12.What do you think?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think the best way you could help her then is to contact whoever is in charge of safeguarding at school and ask for a confidential conversation. That way, you have done everything that you can in good conscience to get some pro-active help.
In the best of all possible worlds this might include being paired with a student mentor and given access to after-school clubs and so on so the amount of 'alone' time gets cut down.
In the best of all possible worlds this might include being paired with a student mentor and given access to after-school clubs and so on so the amount of 'alone' time gets cut down.
I dont actually know the girl personally - she only came to my attention when the school contacted me regarding my son being so distracted by her in class ie she writes all up his arms with her pen, constantly talks and talks to him till he replies and then they both get in trouble. Thats when son told me about her home life. I dont think she really has any other family apart from a nan somewhere.
Whilst I never kept a diary I believe I was home alone on occasions at 12, minding my younger siblings. That said that situation was less dramatic than you describe. Usually my parents would be back before I went to bed, and it ws not 6 days a week.
It does seem unfair on the girl you describe, being apart from her parents for such long times, left to amuse herself 6 days a week. At that age there should be guidance and security. Maybe as mentioned, it is out of necessity ?
It does seem unfair on the girl you describe, being apart from her parents for such long times, left to amuse herself 6 days a week. At that age there should be guidance and security. Maybe as mentioned, it is out of necessity ?