"Brian Sharrock" wrote in message
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Out of interest:

Although you seem to be 'responsible by raising this question; at what
point does "doing home-cinema things" in a shed thirty metres away form a
child segue into "leaving a child unattended"?

quote
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/html/advice/...thomealone.htm
A few other points to guide you
a.. Never leave a baby or very young child alone at home, whether asleep
or awake, even for a few minutes. It doesn't take long for unsupervised
young children or babies to injure themselves.
b.. Most children under thirteen should not be left for more than a short
period.
/quote


The website also says:
quote
Many young children play outdoors with other children without a parent or
carer being present. As they are unsupervised, they are 'alone', but most
people would agree that this is an important part of growing up.
/quote

So Messrs Booth and co are errmm leaving them "unsupervised" as "part of
(their) growing up".