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Originally Posted by alferret
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"Leaving them for a short while, asleep in a locked room with regular checks is acceptable. Leaving them for two hours, or with unlocked doors, is not."
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That leaves quite a large grey area doesn't it!...and how short is "short", how regular is "regular"?
Why do the checks have to be regular anyway? Surely it doesn't matter whether the checks are regular or irregular. It's the
frequency of the checks that are important i.e how
often the checks are made.
btw...it has now been reported that the patio doors were left
unlocked.
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Leaving children alone in this manner is not desirable, but parents have to balance the demands of life and will probably have to consider such issues regularly.
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demands of life? I suppose in general this is true, but does it apply in this case?
Also from that link:-
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The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children believes that babies and toddlers should never be left alone, whether asleep or awake, even for a few minutes.
"It doesn't take long for unsupervised young children or babies to injure themselves," said Chris Cloke, head of child protection awareness at the charity.
"Put simply, it is too risky to leave them alone at all at such a young age."
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