How old is old enough? Parents tell

A recent survey of more than 2000 British parents has revealed the ages they think kids are ready for responsibility.

16 YEARS OLD

• Have friends over when parents are away
• Go out after dark

15 YEARS OLD

• Listen to explicit songs
• Go on a date
• Buy their own clothes
• Have a girlfriend or boyfriend round to visit
• Drink energy drinks

14 YEARS OLD

• Have Facebook
• Have Snapchat
• Go to town with friends
• Have their own front door key
• Have WhatsApp
• Go to the cinema with friends

13 YEARS OLD

• Be in the house alone
• Go out on their own
• Go to the shop on their own
• FaceTime friends
• Have a computer in their bedroom

12 YEARS OLD

• Walk to school on their own
• Surf the web alone
• Own a mobile phone
• Cycle to school
• Play at the local park unsupervised
• Have a laptop
• Have an MP3 player 

11 YEARS OLD

• Have a tablet device 
• Have a TV in their bedroom 

10 YEARS OLD

• Put the dishes away
• Take care of their school uniform
• Not to lose belongings
• Understand the value of their possessions
• Be allowed to choose what they wear
• Have friends over for sleepovers
• Go to friends for sleepovers
• Fold-up clothes when they take them off
• Get ready by themselves  

9 YEARS OLD

• Lay the table
• Start getting pocket money
• Bath or shower without help

8 YEARS OLD

• Tie their own shoelaces
• Put their own clothes in the wash
• Brush their teeth without help

7 YEARS OLD

• Ride a bike

GOING TO BED

• 8pm – eight years old
• 9pm – ten years old
• 10pm – 12 years old