Children Left Home Alone Legal Age

There seems to be very few states in the U.S. with legal minimum ages for leaving children home alone, but many state agencies have published guidelines. The best way to discover whether or not your state has a minimum age is to check with your state's Department of Social Services. The common recommendation tends to be that children under twelve should be provided with appropriate supervision .

while their parents are away from home. it makes since that most states do not have a formal policy on this because no matter what the age there is always the reality that there will always be children regardless of their age that may not be mature enough to be home alone each parent must make that decision based upon their own child.