What age/when is it okay to leave kids home alone?

[fundj&e]

great story, Dot 

[Bedlam]

Yeah, not much happened.  I bet you were proud of DD and she made a few extra pounds to boot. Is she a good capable cook now DD?

[CreamPuff63]

ha ha very resourceful kids  thats a story that's brought out often at family speeches I bet. love it

[foodiepep]

In Queensland it is illegal to leave a child under 12 alone for an 'unreasonable' period of time.  What exactly constitutes an unreasonable period of time is open to interpretation and would depend on the child's age.

As for leaving a child alone in a vehicle, there is a federal law that states that no one under 16 can be left unattended in a vehicle.

I let my 15 year old baby sit my 8 year old but this may also not be legal.  The law is quite ambiguous.

[Decadent Dot]

Strangely enough Bedlam, my DD was a rather poor cook up to leaving school. Her rock cakes were well known for being as hard as their name. She could manage veggies and apple crumble though. My DH was a top chef who actually went on tour to Germany with the Queen and so perhaps some of it rubbed off on her. She has evolved into a great cook now and I love her weekly suppers.
My elder DS has never lifted a hand to cook anything at all.  The younger one is an Army officer in the education Corps so the loss of the posh boarding school did not hamper his future and he is a very inventive cook too.
Yes CP, I am proud of all 3. They all did well and there are many tales that are told of their exploits.