Oct 8th, 2005, 11:05 | #1 |
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据说更改法律后10岁以上儿童可以合法单独在家?
听朋友说现在律更改法了,10岁以上儿童就可以合法单独在家了,原来要12岁,是吗?从什么时候执行?谢谢!
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Oct 12th, 2005, 09:39 | 只看该作者 #4 |
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Studies over the last few years indicate that more and more children are being left home alone. Research shows that about one in five children between the ages of 6 and 12 arrive home after school to an empty house. For working parents this situation is a must and while some kids aren't ready to be left alone until they're 11 or 12 years of age, others are mature enough to handle the responsibility as early as 9 or 10. Whatever the case may be in your home, the most important factor to keep in mind is your child's wellbeing. Here is a checklist for you and your family review before you leave you child home alone: o Ensure that your child is comfortable with the idea of being at home on his/her own. If your child isn't ready for this responsibility dont force that child into it. o Take your child's maturity level into account. You know what your child is capable of handling. Would he/she be able to handle an emergency situation if one were to arise? Would he/she know what to do and who to call for help? o Ease your child into the situation gradually. Have your child stay home on his own for short periods of time to prepare him. As he becomes more adept, increase the amount of time that you stay away. o Children should know their full name, address and phone number. In addition they must know how to get in touch with you at work. Also knowing the name and number of a neighbour can be helpful. o All children should know how and when to call 911. Talk to your child about what a real emergency situation might be and when it's appropriate to call for help. o Kids should be taught how to quickly and easily unlock the front door and how to secure it once they are inside. Often kids arrive home to find that they don't know how to get the key turned in the lock and they wind up struggling with it and becoming frustrated. o Set up some form of communication for your children to use to let you know they are home and safe. Instruct them to call you or you call them by a certain time or use email if possible to stay in touch. o Run through some emergency scenarios to put them at ease. Discuss what they should do if there were a fire, or if the power went out, or if a storm were to arise. o Teach them some basic first aid. Show them how to properly clean and bandage a cut and show them where you store the first aid kit, what is in it and how it all works. o They should have a strict set of rules to follow if someone knocks on the door or telephones for you or your spouse. Run over what your child should do and how they should respond to persistent adults. o Structure their time at home. Have a clear set of guidelines about what they are to be doing with their time alone. Doing homework and chores helps keep them occupied and out of trouble. o Be firm about any restrictions you have, including not having friends over, not using the stove, or not leaving the house without informing you. |
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Oct 12th, 2005, 09:41 | 只看该作者 #5 |
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没有一个法定年龄.但如果被认为你让孩子处于危险中,就有麻烦. http://www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/.../atwhatage.htm At what age can a child be left alone?/ At what age is it okay for my child to babysit? The Child and Family Services Act does not identify an age when a child can be left alone, or an age at which a child can supervise or babysit other children. The Act recognizes that age alone is not a sufficient safeguard for the supervision of children. The Act says that a person who has charge of a child less than 16 years of age cannot leave the child without making provision for his/her care or supervision that is reasonable under the circumstances. Anyone who contravenes this provision is guilty of a provincial offence and if convicted is liable to a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment of up to a year. In addition, the Criminal Code of Canada includes the offence of abandoning a child. Everyone who unlawfully abandons or exposes a child who is under the age of 10 years, so that its life is or is likely to be endangered, or its health is or is likely to be permanently injured is guilty of an offence that carries a penalty of imprisonment of not more than two years. |
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