Leaving kids in room question

[jcpuppy.com]

I was wondering at night when your kids go to bed, what age range do you feel comfortable leaving them alone

 

[DisneyMomx7]

How old are the kids? I definitely wouldn't leave them alone unless one was a teen-ager. Either get the babysitter, put them in a kids club, or forget going out alone if they are young.

 

[kbmoo]

Yea, I'm wondering that too. I have a 13 year old boy and he stays home all the time. But it's different at a hotel. What do you think about daytime if he wants to sleep in?

 

[jcpuppy.com]

Legally I think you are OK, most states kids alone must be at least 12.

Does anyone know FL ruling for kids being alone?


Did anyone find cheaper babysitting options at Disney?

 

[Mom to Will and Finn]

I wouldn't do it until about age 14. If there were younger siblings with the 14 or older child, I wouldn't do it if there were more than two and if any were under 5. It would also all depend on how mature the oldest is and how well he or she gets along with his or her siblings.

 

[Hannathy]

I think that by the time your kids are old enough to leave them asleep at night They will probably be able to stay awake longer than you. Late at night I would want the "sitter" to be at least 13 and the most important question is if the younger ones woke up would the older one hear and wake up easily enough to deal with the younger child. Also No 13-14 yr old is going to go to bed at 8:30 so you can go to dinner. I agree either put them in one of the children's club or wait till they are gone.

 

[powellrj]

I travel a lot for business and a hotel is nothing like being at home. Many times you are placed in situations that as a adult make you uncomfortable, let alone a child. Smoke alarms go off, people knock on your door by mistake, once at a really nice resort we had our ceiling fall through because of a water problem in the room above us. I have teenagers and I don't leave them alone in a hotel. There are just too many things that can happen that is out of your control.

 

[TinkerbellMama]

I was wondering at night when your kids go to bed, what age range do you feel comfortable leaving them alone while you and hubby go out?
Our kids are good about sleeping and not leaving their beds at night, but i just wanted to get feedback on what other parents do.
I would hire a sitter from Disney, but with 3 kids that seems very pricey

My son is way too young for this, but I had an idea...
Could you maybe meet up with another Dis'er on these boards, get to know them a little bit, and trade nights for in-park or in-room babysitting? If it's someone staying at the same resort, you could just take turns watching the kids at the pool and have early dinners. Would solve the $30/hr. problem!

 

[disneyandme]

How old are the kids? I can't find OP answer.

 

[Merriwind]

I'm in agreement with the other posters--not until the oldest was at least 13. Even then, I would take that child's maturity and temperament, as well as the other children's behavior and temperaments into account. I know that WDW babysitting is expensive, but I don't think leaving sleeping children alone is a good alternative. Good luck to you!

 

[helenm29]

I wouldn't leave them alone unless they were teen-agers too. Also, it depends on how mature your kids are don't you think? my twins are just turning 13 and I feel fairly comfortable leaving them by themselves for a short period. If your kids are smaller then I'd look into some sort of baby sitting service that's not "too expensive" just to make yourselves more comfortable. Good Luck! Helen

 

[snowwite]

I was wondering at night when your kids go to bed, what age range do you feel comfortable leaving them alone while you and hubby go out?
Our kids are good about sleeping and not leaving their beds at night, but i just wanted to get feedback on what other parents do.
I would hire a sitter from Disney, but with 3 kids that seems very pricey

Mine are 13 and 17 1/2 and I am still not completely comfortable leaving them alone any length of time. DD the one who is almost 18 remained in room when we went to pool one day. She kept door locked and chained.
There are Fairy Godmothers available for in room or clubs where you can drop off kids. My son went to Kindercare when he was little and I knoe some CM's use one and I was told they have sitters. I would call concierge or guest services where you will be staying to see what is available.

 

[marlynnp]

There's no way I'd leave 9 year olds alone anywhere, let alone a hotel room.

 

[Dorisk3]

For some reason I'm sensing these kids are not teenagers but maybe under 12. I hate to say this, and I'm sorry if it sounds mean- but could you imagine how bad you'd feel if something happened to your kids while you were out having a drink? It's just not worth it. OK if your kids are like 13 and up, alright, but any younger than that- you just never know. What if one of them had a nightmare and woke up startled only to find you not there. Then wanders out of the room looking for you? Vacation is not home, how a kid sleeps at home in a familiar environment could be very different in a hotel room. I'd not chance it myself unless my kids were of proper age.

 

[Mom to Will and Finn]

Yikes! I see the children in question are 9. There's no way I would leave my 9 year olds in the room alone. I'd feel nervous just running to the car or to the resort cs with them in the room alone.

 

[Allison]

There's no way I'd leave 9 year olds alone anywhere, let alone a hotel room.

Where do you see that the kids are 9?

 

[Allison]

Where do you see that the kids are 9?

Never mind, I see from another thread that the kids are all 9 years old. There is no way I would leave kids that age alone in a hotel room.

 

[Sweedee]

Personally, I wouldn't leave a 9yo at home alone at my own home....I can't even imagine leaving them in a room while I went away from the resort. The
"What-Ifs" would do me in. (someone has a key that unlocks our door, someone knocks on the door, a leak, spill, etc, something breaks and they need a CM to come in the rooms, etc etc etc) When we went in Feb, We left our 14yo and 11yo alone in the room when we went to the Food Court, and to wash our laundry. I was a nervous wreck! I probably called them 6 times in 2 hours. UGH! Nope, wouldn't even leave them onsite without me in the same resort...even at 14, and 12 (now).

 

[zurgswife]

I think the first time at Disney we left our kids alone the oldest was 11. Mind you we were staying at the BWV and were having Dinner at the Flying Fish. We also had walkie talkies that we could check in every 15mins or so. My dd had already had babysitting jobs at home for other people at that age so I was more then confident in our situation.

Over the past 4yrs we have been given more and more freedom by our dear sweet children and actually venture to another hotel to have dinner. We then stay in contact by cell phone.

If the OP is talking about 9yr olds I think I probably wouldn't do it..

 

[mdhkitten]

Let's say you went out to eat at Downtown Disney and left your 9 year olds asleep and one of them woke up and was scared, upset, whatever, and went to the front desk, and the CM finds out that three 9 year olds are left alone. What would they do? I'd be afraid that they would call DHR or something.