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    Apr 19, 2010, 05:25 PM
    How old is legal for kid stay in public
    My kid is 11 years old. He want to stay in book store for a few hours. Is that OK
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    Apr 19, 2010, 06:06 PM

    I don't know if it is against the law or anything, but personally, there is definitely worse things he could be doing than hanging out in a book store.

    Is he allowed to go to the park by himself? Or to his friends house, does he walk to school alone?

    Is he a mature 11 year old, does he have experience being alone, and dealing with strangers?

    At 12 they are legal to babysit in some places here in Canada!
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    Apr 19, 2010, 07:38 PM

    To me a lot would be location, Not sure I would want to leave one alone ( no supervision) for several hours in down town Atlanta, but would feel different in Sparta TN ( town of about 2000 people)
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    Apr 19, 2010, 07:43 PM
    Why does he need to go to a bookstore for a few hours. Isn't that a long time to browse books of interest?

    Is the bookstore in a mall?

    If all he is doing is looking at books to buy, I'd say a half hour to forty five minutes should do.
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