after what age kids can stay home alone
home alone at age 8 or 9 after taking into account their child s maturity many parents think you can leave kids home alone for short periods of time starting at age eight or ninehildren ages ten to twelve can stay by themselves for up to an hour as long as there is ready back up such as a neighbor next door tweens can stay home for about two hours but there should be someone checking in with them either by phone or in person a friend popping in