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How do you decide when your child is old enough to stay home alone? Do you go by maturity level or age?
My son is mature enough to stay home by himself, and has on a few occasions for an hour or less, but I'm concerned if it becomes a regular thing (i.e. I go back to college), CPS might get involved and tell me I'm wrong for leaving him home without a sitter.
There don't appear to be any state guidelines, and there's a lot of parents online reporting that they've left their children home alone as young as 6.
I looked into applying for low cost or free childcare assistance, but it doesn't seem that my going back to school would fall under the eligibility guidelines. With our current income, we couldn't even afford to pay a high schooler $60 to watch the kids for a couple of hours after school.
What are my options?
My son is mature enough to stay home by himself, and has on a few occasions for an hour or less, but I'm concerned if it becomes a regular thing (i.e. I go back to college), CPS might get involved and tell me I'm wrong for leaving him home without a sitter.
There don't appear to be any state guidelines, and there's a lot of parents online reporting that they've left their children home alone as young as 6.
I looked into applying for low cost or free childcare assistance, but it doesn't seem that my going back to school would fall under the eligibility guidelines. With our current income, we couldn't even afford to pay a high schooler $60 to watch the kids for a couple of hours after school.
What are my options?