Age Child Can Stay At Home Alone. For the time being here are the laws surrounding leaving children alone at home around the country. One concept that all states agree with is that children should be a certain age before they can stay at home alone.
The national safekids campaign recommends that no child under the age of 12 be left at home alone. When it comes to the child s age eight different ranges are acceptable for each state. Age and maturity of the child.
After all in the eyes of the law they re fully fledged adults.
Teenagers on the other hand might ask you to let them stay home alone. However consider a child s age and maturity level. This is a normal part of adolescence when young people are trying to feel more independent. But the legislation also says that whether the time is unreasonable depends on all the relevant circumstances.