After raising three of our own, I think, and this is just my opinion, that children that are 13 should not require care, I agree don't leave them alone for hours, but at 13 our own girls were babysitting for neighbours and having no problems at all. They took a first aid babysitting course and were very good at taking care of younger children for a few hours. Geesh, my husband got his first job in a restaurant at 12, lol....I think children are babied far to much these days and this is why there are issues with leaving them alone...this is going to create a huge back log of none spaces for children ages 12 & 13.....