At what age is a kid old enough to stay alone overnight?

Answer 1

I was a teen once. There is no way I'd leave my kid alone overnight, until 18. There is so many things that can go wrong & being alone, if the kid panics they could get hurt or worse.

Answer 2

I stayed at home alone when i was like 12 but i have a one year old son who is not staying at home alone until he moves out at the age of 18 because i no what teens do when there at home "alone"..... I'm only 20!

Answer 3

I would say when they're in college - prior to that, I'm just not sure they're responsible enough. I'm 28 and I was probably 20 the first time I spent the night at home alone when my family went on vacation - but I was very overprotected.

Answer 4

I believe it depends on how mature your child is ... how you think they would handle certain situations, i certainly wouldn't leave anyone under 12 alone. I was a latchkey kid, left alone with my younger bros at age 9 that is too young. So many things could have happened that I wouldn't have been able to handle. Like certain emergencies. and so on.

Answer 5

Depends on the kid, but not before the age of 14, and that is for a VERY MATURE 14 year old and there are not many of those around.

Answer 6

50

Answer 7

my mom didn't let me stay alone overnight until I was 18, she would let me stay alone for a couple hours like when I was 11 but not overnight

Answer 8

It really depends on the child. Some children maybe capable of staying alone at 13 while others may not feel comfortable doing so. It really depends on the maturity level.

Answer 9

I think that when they become a teen they should be considered for staying home alone but the problem occurs when they don;t stay home "alone". That should be a different rule.

Answer 10

Depends on how mature the kid is but i would let my child at the age of 10