Parents
Poll: How Old Should Your Child Be To Do These Things?
From “You let them do what?!” to “You need to loosen up.”
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1. Stay home alone?20th Century Fox
- Under 10.
- 10-years-old.
- 13-years-old.
- Never. Don’t trust ‘em.
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2. Get their own cell phone?eyeliam / Via Flickr: eyeliam
- 5-7.
- 8-10.
- 10-12.
- Not ‘til they’re a smelly teenager.
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- Baby.
- Grade school.
- Age 13.
- Not while they’re under my roof.
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4. Wear makeup?TLC
- 10-years-old.
- 12-years-old.
- 14-years-old.
- 16 +
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- Grade school.
- Middle school.
- High School.
- Nope.
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6. Get a tattoo?20th Century Fox
- 13-15.
- 16-17.
- LOL.
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- 10-11.
- 12-13.
- 14-15.
- When they move out.
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8. Start their own Instagram account?E!
- Grade school.
- Middle school.
- High school.
- When they’re a legal adult.
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9. To babysit other children?Pixar
- 10-years-old.
- 12-years-old.
- 14-years-old.
- 16 +
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10. See an R-rated movie?eyeliam / Via Flickr: eyeliam
- 10-years-old.
- 13-years-old.
- 15-years-old.
- 17. Duh.
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- 12-years-old.
- 14-years-old.
- 16-years-old.
- 18 +
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- 9-years-old.
- 11-years-old.
- 13-years-old.
- Not before they can drive.
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- 12-years-old.
- 14-years-old.
- 16-years-old.
- Not on my watch.
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- 4-years-old.
- 7-years-old.
- 10-years-old.
- 13 +
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15. Drink soda?Paramount
- 2-years-old.
- 5-years-old.
- 8 to 10-years-old.
- 12 +
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- 5-years-old.
- 8-years-old.
- 10-years-old.
- No way.
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- 6-8.
- 8-10.
- 10-12.
- The teen years.
- Never. They will figure it out.
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- 10-years-old.
- 12-years-old.
- 15-years-old.
- Not until they’re done growing.
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- 12 or so, a little wine at home.
- 15-17, at home.
- 15-17, out in the world.
- 18 is good enough for the army, so…
- 21, no question.
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