Noted: Rebecca Mather, an outreach specialist with the UW-School of Human Ecology, said unfortunately there’s no magic number that implies your child is ready.
“It really depends on a number of factors. Probably most importantly the maturity of the child, the circumstances of the family and probably the parenting style of the parents too,” said Mather.
There are a certain number of factors that can give parents a touch stone. Mather said things like responsibility and impulse control are among the most important.