My stepson's BM wants to have him stay home alone at her house this summer. He is 11 years old, and my husband and I feel strongly that he is not ready for this yet with his maturity level. We think he's okay to stay maybe an hour or two by himself, but not 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. And the frustrating part is that we live in the same town, and my husband works from home. So he is home and AVAILABLE for my SS to have supervison. BM just does not want to drive him to our house (8 miles, about 15 min). And she refuses to pay anything for any type of summer programs. She lives in a neighborhood that is not good - older kids that are not good influences live near him and are home alone this summer too.
My question is what can we do about it... if anything? If we call CPS when he's home alone will they do anything or will they think 11 is old enough? He's in 5th grade, and she does not have a home phone, but she does have a cell phone that he usually has with him there.
My question is what can we do about it... if anything? If we call CPS when he's home alone will they do anything or will they think 11 is old enough? He's in 5th grade, and she does not have a home phone, but she does have a cell phone that he usually has with him there.