Summer Vacation For Kid But I Need To Be In Person At Work..help!! Emergency

Couple of options:

1. Find a summer camp. There will be weeklong ones from sports, programming to various others. Use your one day off to find and register.
2. Talk to your manager about short term leave due to your situation.

 

@anika987 as long as you prep all her food for the day and she is okay being alone at home till dad is back, you are fine leaving a 12 year old at home alone for 7 hours. She will find ways to keep herself busy

 

couple of things . what type of community you live

single family : same below. just no play outside till we reach home .

or town home. i live in town . i have to ask my son ( since 11 yrs old. ) , now almost 1 hr with this way. to be home since not work from home is not much. so 1 or 2 day he is. 2 days me onsite, 4 days dh. town home. just informed couple of close knit friends. for emergency .

now stuff home. Camera is installed at home. Kid is strictly told not to go out between 9 - 4 . he follows . apple watch is given for tracking and communication. after 4 pm. he goes to his friends home. plays and then comes out to play. those days either me and Dh. we will be in work as early as 7 am or 8 am. leave by 2.30 to 3 pm. be max home by 4.30 pm.

 

do not quit work. you can manage. just bit extra work in planning food/prep. training kid. life is always like that. you cannot just switch or quit.

also do not think too much. everyone has some issue. you can instruct her with some rules strict.

your manager might not agree for fully remote, but he / she could be flexible on coming early and leaving early.

 

12 is a good age for her to learn responsibility and independence. There is no need to quit. Since you work close to home, see if you can go home during your lunch break. Perhaps you can talk to your manager and ask for a few additional minutes to do the same. You will have the relief that you have seen her in between and she can expect you also. Also, leave a couple of phone numbers with her that are your neighbors. It will be a good experience for her and you. Best wishes

 

There are very good summer camps in which kids learn many good things and remember life long. Why don't you enroll her in summer camp? They are expensive but worth the money. Try at least for one month and see.

 

There are some risks which are not worth taking and leaving a 12 year old on her own is one of them.

I wouldn't do it.

If there is a fire, if there is a robber, if she goes outside ( which she wouldn't because you have told her not to, but suddenly the fire alarm turned on and she panicked and went out ) and someone follows her, its too much for most kids.