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Speak Up! - View Question #155 |
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Question: At what age can kids be left at home alone?
Answer: Until a child becomes emancipated, his or her parents have a legal obligation to provide for the child's supervision and welfare. The principal ways in which a child becomes emancipated are when he or she turns 18, gets married, or joins the military, whichever occurs first. Leaving a child alone at home really depends on whether the parent believes that particular children have the physical and mental capacity to care for themselves during the absence. The parent's actions will generally be judged on whether the parent acted as a reasonable, prudent parent under the circumstances. There is no set age where a child is deemed self-sufficient, other than through emancipation.
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On 11/19/07
from MI said:
My 1st time being home by myself it was at night. I was really spooked out but i made it through. The trick is to leave the kitchen light on, and the bathroom light on, also th bedroom light on thats wat helped me.
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On 11/19/07
AP from MI said:
My 1st time been left at home was when i was 10yrs old so i think it should be 10yers of age.
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On 10/30/07
nicole from OR said:
My neighbor is constantly leaving her out of control 16 year daughter home alone for 3-5 days at a time. she parties all night long with much older kids disrupting the whole neighborhood. Isnt there some kind of law against leaving a child so young home alone for that long? This is crazy!
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On 06/22/06
Kathy from IL said:
My friends have told me that age 12 is the magic #. It is scary how many adults leave their children home alone. My neighbor leaves their 10-year-old, 8-year-old and 4-year-old home alone most of the day. It is also very sad. These poor children are craving attention and they don't get it, except from us neighbors who really don't want them in our yards or hanging around.
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On 04/19/06
Sarah from AZ said:
My son is nine years old. I recently got a job offer that requires me to leave the home in the morning before my son has to walk out the door to catch his bus. Is this against the law to leave him home alone for an hour before he has to leave for school? Please help, I'm very unsure about this. Is it morally right to leave him?
Sarah, look at the speak up section - Question # 18395
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