During holiday breaks, parents must determine where their children will be for several days. Are they old enough to stay home alone?

Most schools have let out and your child is another year older. Wondering if your kids are old enough to be left alone? Or are they old enough to babysit their siblings? Here's what the law says in ...

School is out and so are the kids for summer break. But who's going to watch them until school starts up again? While some parents are able to stay home with kids, others book them into summer camps, ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests most children are not mature enough to be regularly left alone until ages 10 or 11. Thirty-six states, not including North Carolina, offer no guidelines on ...

It is up to the parents to decide if their child is ready and capable of taking care of themselves for a few hours during the day. The recommended age for staying home alone is no younger than 12, ...

Need to run a few errands and can’t find a babysitter? You might be wondering if your child is old enough to stay home alone. It might be for a quick trip to the grocery store or because of an 8-hour ...

Thanksgiving means kids are home from school. But that doesn't necessarily mean their parents get time off work. State law doesn't have a black-and-white answer to whether you can leave your kids home ...

The short answer: Ohio law does not specify a minimum age for leaving children home alone or allowing them to babysit siblings. That means it's up to parents to gauge their child’s maturity, ...

State law is a little vague on how old is old enough for a child to stay home alone in Arizona. Here's what to know this ...