Some kids at 10 years old are begging to stay home, others never ever want to be left alone. Note: The chart below has suggested guidelines. I gathered the bulk of my information from this post:When can you leave a child home alone?
As it stands, only 3 states have a legal age limit for leaving kids at home, while 10 others have an age “guideline.” The reality is, if a child is reported to be unattended, local Child Welfare Services will be the ones to determine whether that child was left inapp...
How can a parent know if a child is ready to be left alone? The simplest way is to ask the child if he or she wants to stay alone. Most children will answer truthfully. Signs of a child's fearfulness about being left alone include turning on all the lights, having the radio or te...
When should you let your preteen stay home alone or babysit? WebMD offers guidelines for deciding when he or she is ready.
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Summer will be here before you know it and parents across the Dallas - Ft. Worth,Texasarea will be grappling with what is the appropriate and legal age when they can leave their children home alone. As our kids age, they gain more knowledge and a sense of independence, and we begin pla...
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About eight million school-age children are home alone after school. These are the hours when the number of violent crimes peaks and when youths are most likely to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Many older children take care of themselves after school for an hour or two until ...
Here in Colorado, there is no specific age when a child can legally stay home alone. Parents can make this decision. Yolanda Arreedondo with the Colorado Department of Human Services shares some advice on what we should do since so many of our kids will
*Guideline ONLY. These states do not set a specific age after which a child legally can stay home alone but do provide recommendations. CARE Latchkey Kids Calling Solutions Database Systems Corp. provides an automatic phone system that calls seniors and latchkey children to ensure they are OK....