Charged : April Emery was arrested after her children were found wandering the streets selling toys . An Osceola County , Florida mother has been arrested after authorities said they found her two young daughters going door to door trying to sell their toys . The Osceola County Sheriff ’ s Office says the girls , ages 7 and 9 , were walking barefoot about a half-mile from their home about 10:30 a.m. Thursday . The girls told deputies they were selling their toys 'to help mommy stay in the house . ' The girls had missed a 7:20 a.m. bus to school , deputies said . The deputies found the mother , April Emery , at home sleeping . According to investigators , when deputies woke her up she said she blamed her daughters for not waking her up at school time . WTSP reports that Emery did not seem to be concerned about her daughters ' well being . When deputies told her they found her daughters walking around , she told them , 'Well they should know better , it 's their job to wake me up in the morning to get ready for school . ' Emery was charged with child neglect without great bodily harm . The arrest was reported to the state Department of Children and Families , which had investigated previous allegations of poor child care at the home . According to the sheriff ’ s office , the home had running water , electricity and food , and the girls were were wearing clean clothes and had toys 'to keep them entertained . ' The girls are now staying with a family member . Accused of neglect : April Emery allegedly told police it was her child 's fault for neglect because they were the ones responsible for waking her up for school .
April Emery has been arrested after authorities said they found her two young daughters going door to door trying to sell their toys . The girls , ages 7 and 9 , were walking barefoot about a half-mile from their home about 10:30 a.m. Thursday . The girls told deputies they were selling their toys 'to help mommy stay in the house ' Cops woke Emery at her home and she told police the girls were meant to wake her up when it was time for school and she did not seem concerned . The girls are now staying with a family member .