In Reply to: would you leave 13 & 3yo alone in room? posted by stephjoy on Thursday, 16. July 2009 at 16:18 Bali Time:
to the older child.
You have enough doubts to post this question so listen to your own feelings, to take care of a small child in a strange country is a big responsibility, and when you start talking about cases like Madeline McCann I wonder how would your daughter feel if she was responsible for her younger sisters safety and something horrible happened?
If you knew your environment well and felt completely comfortable maybe, but it is not fair to give that amount of responsibility to a 13 year old child if you are worried and thinking twice.