when is a child able to stay at home by themselves??

Answer 1

It depends on the maturity of the child as well as the law in your state.

Answer 2

well there is a law that says that a child can stay home for 4 hours by themselfs but they have to be near the age of 9, 13, 12,11 or 10 but i dont know if that law is in every state.

Answer 3

It really depends how mature they are. I know there are state laws but As long as they are mature ( which I would say around 13) they are capable of staying home by themselves.

Answer 4

I started staying home when I was, like, 11 I think. But that was never for long periods of time.

Answer 5

legally a child can stay home bythemselves from thirteen to fifteen depending on the state. Morally I think it depends on the behavior of the child

Answer 6

when they are 11 years old thats the law in new york at least but im sure thats the law in other states to maybe even younger in some..but i stayed home alone since i was 7..but maybe that was because my dad worked realy nearby..

Answer 7

It certainly depends on the responsibility and maturity of the child.

Answer 8

i started staying when i was 9 not 4 long but i did at 9, but was mature enought to handle it

Answer 9

hmm i'm very mature and i started staying home by myself at 13

Answer 10

I do not leave my children home alone ever... I just feel they are to young... They are 8 and 10 and I cant see leaving them home alone until they are at least 13ish..