There will come a time when you feel confident about leaving your child home alone, given your child is old enough. But do you just leave your child home and leave, or do you put in some safety features in place? For me, I think I might never do that, but you never know when a situation arises and you have to leave your child back at home. Given the volatile environment nowadays, you can't just leave your child to her own devices. You might trust your child, but you can't be sure that she will definitely be safe, or not do something that she shouldn't. So what do you do? What steps do you take? Here are some tips from real mothers about how they ensure their child's safety if and when they have to leave them alone.
Activate the child safety mode on the internet: I believe the biggest evil is something that we all have invited in our own houses - the internet. While there are a lot of good things that come out of it, but we can't deny that it is also something to fear, especially if you have young children. If I ever have to leave my tween boy home alone, I make sure that the wi-fi setting is at 'child safe' mode, and I also change the Netflix password. If he wants to keep himself occupied, he has more than enough books. - Shailaja Makhija.
Don't advertise about it: When it comes to child safety, more is less. If ever there comes a situation when I have to leave both my kids home, I do not go about talking about it with everyone I meet. Nobody needs to know that my children are alone at home, and vulnerable. Also, I instruct my children to not open the door for anyone except me, or their dad. Not even for courier and deliveries. That can all wait. - Tabassum Khan.
I give tasks to my kids: We all know that kids just can't keep themselves away from mischief when left alone to their devices. They'll either spend their time online or just quarrel with their sibling. To make sure that my children stay away from trouble while I am away, I give them each some task -- a chore, to keep them busy and occupied. They earn a point that translates to getting something they want. It works. - Prajakta Deshmukh
I entrust a neighbour to check-in: No matter how much I trust my children, I can never be at peace knowing that they are home alone. If ever I do go out without them, I ask a neighbour to check on them to make sure they are okay. - Pratibha Raut.
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