what age can a child legally babysit in michigan?
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There are only two states (Illinois and Maryland) that have laws about ages for babysitting. Otherwise, there are simply guidelines. Maturity varies alot, particularly at the ages people start to let children babysit, so it depends entirely on the child. If you leave your child with someone who is not capable and something happens, you could be charged with child neglect/endangerment.
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Try the Michigan website.
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There is no particular age. The law says, "The court first shall determine the reasoning ability of the child. If the court determines that the child does not have sufficient reasoning ability to express the child's wishes and concern with respect to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child, it shall not determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. If the court determines that the child has sufficient reasoning ability to express the child's wishes or concerns with respect to the allocation, it then shall determine whether, because of special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. If the court determines that, because of special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation, it shall not determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation and shall enter its written findings of fact and opinion in the journal. If the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation, it shall proceed to make that determination." \n\nIn short, if they believe the child is able to reason well enough to form a knowledgeable opinion, they will consider it if it is in the child's best interest.
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Ohio law states that at the request of the prosecutor a victim under 13 years of age at the time of an assault or offense on the child may give his/her testimony by deposition, videotaped or otherwise.
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you have babysat kids your age? Strange. I think you are stil too young to babysit children under1. i think you could babysit 2 kids at the time ranging from age1- 9. I would charge per kids, per hour.....depending on the age, and what they can do for themselves, and did you have to travel to them or did they come to you.
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Depends on what state you live in.\n\nMost States do not have regulations or laws about when a child is considered old enough to care for him/herself or to care for other children. Currently Illinois and Maryland have laws addressing this topic. States may have guidelines or recommendations. These guidelines are most often distributed through child protective services and are administered at the county level.
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Teens can work at 16. Just need a permitt which is easy to get. Do a search type in Child Labor Laws and your state to find out how to get one. Also in some states the min age without a permit is 16 others 18. it all depends on the start. \nhttp://www.doli.state.mn.us/childlbr.html\n\nhttp://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/labor_standards_bureau/child_labor_laws.htm\n\nhttp://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/child_labor.htm\n\nhttp://www.dol.ks.gov/ES/html/child_DEE.html
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You must be older than 18 to become a licensed baby sitter. \n\nAlso; there is a catagory for Self-Certified Providers: Care for 5 or fewer children or 3 infants in the provider's home. These provider are not licensed or monitored; they are eligible to participate in the Child Care Assistance Program.
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I looked into this.  there is no minimum age. I all depends on he child.  But I called the police department and that is what they told me.  i live in simi valley, ca.
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where I live, michigan, its 18 without paretnal consent.
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Check with local probate court if there is such a legality.  If child is a very responsible person, might be okay, unless that child is babysitting babies.  You know your child better than anyone.  How long would parents be out?  Most children that age are too immature to be left alone.
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Legally I'd say 13.In Virginia thats the general age,but judges also take in consideration younger kids opinions sometimes.There are legal aid angencies you can contact to be sure.
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Illinois\nPreparing Children to Stay Alone (May 2001), by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), has the following information about the legal age to be left home alone in Illinois:\n\nWhat is lack of supervision?\nIllinois law defines a neglected minor, in part, as "any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health, safety or welfare of that minor."\nJuvenile Court Act, 705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(d) \n\nHow long may a child be left alone?\nWhat is appropriate under certain circumstances may be considered child neglect in other circumstances. \n\nWhile recognizing that many factors may apply, Illinois law lists 15 specific factors to be considered when deciding whether a child has been left alone for an unreasonable period of time. \n\nThis information is available on the Web at http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/docs/alone.doc.
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NY state statutes set no age under 18 when a child is legally considered old enough to stay home alone. Thus parents are left with many case-by-case judgments, and prosecutors with vast discretion if something goes wrong.  With that said, prepare your kids, trust your kids and decide based upon your judgement of their abilities and be prepared to defend your decision if "god forbid" an unfortunate situation  requires you to.
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In Alabama and Florida the law says a child cannot stay alone until the age of 12.  A child cannot be alone with a younger child until the age of 14.  I would assume Georgia law is very similar.
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There are no laws in most states that specifically state ages, but if you leave a child who is not competent or able to care for his/her siblings, you could be prosecuted for child neglect and/or endangerment if anything happened to them. The sites below have good guidelines.
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At least 18, unless your parents permit you to have one earlier!