Photo:still from the film "Home Alone" "The decision about when a child can be left without adults should be made by the whole family," says psychologist Maxim Prokhorov. "It is desirable, however, that grandmothers are not present, since they usually feed anxiety. If the parents are not ready for the child to be independent, then this is out of the question. However, it is important to remember that the longer you keep your son or daughter close to you, the more fears they develop. If the child is not ready, there is no need to force independence on him or her, but it is advisable to raise this issue regularly in order to assess how the overall picture has changed. Most often, children are ready to go to school without adult accompaniment by the age of seven. The main thing is that before this age, you need to calmly explain what problems and dangers exist - cars, strangers, etc. You can even arrange an exam on this topic."
