{"id":13968,"date":"2019-11-01T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/at-what-age-can-you-leave-kids-home-alone\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:12:00","slug":"at-what-age-can-you-leave-kids-home-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/at-what-age-can-you-leave-kids-home-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"At What Age Can You Leave Kids Home Alone?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You know you shouldn't leave a 6-year-old home alone. You're pretty sure it's okay to leave your 17-year-old by himself, though there are days… <\/p>\n
But what about ages in between? You think you know your kids and can make the call based on their maturity, common sense and personality. <\/p>\n
Of course you're primarily making the decision based on your child's safety, but there are also legal ramifications. Could you get in trouble, even if your time away from the house is uneventful?<\/p>\n
Most states — including Pennsylvania<\/a>, New Jersey<\/a> and Delaware — don't set a specific age for when a child can be left alone.<\/p>\n Delaware<\/a> comes the closest by saying it will investigate reports of a child under 12 left home alone. <\/p>\n