Leaving Kids home alone: Guide for Parents: Leaving children alone at home in working life can become a compulsion, but with a little caution and preparation, their safety and confidence can be ...

School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day ...

Similarly, there is no exact, nationwide age for when a child is allowed to be a babysitter, although some states have ...

If you're wondering whether your child is old enough to be left unsupervised this half term, and the legal age for doing so, ...

Half term is fast approaching meaning millions of parents are facing a familiar juggling act of work and looking after their ...

The state considers leaving a child home to be neglect or abuse when it happens for an "unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that minor," ...

In the Child Safe Canada home alone course, instructors ask kids what they would do if the toilet started to overflow. The most common answer? "The great majority of kids are right away going to say: ...

School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day ...