Legal Age Child Home Alone New Hampshire. Make sure your child is aware of what to do in an emergency and who to call. 10 age listed is the recommended minimum age that a child may be left home alone in place of a required legally specified minimum age.
Mississippi delaware and colorado. Leaving a child home alone and the law only a couple of states specify a legal age to leave a child home alone including maryland age 8 and illinois age 14. If you are considering leaving your child alone for the first time it is important to go over the following.
Georgia illiniois maryland and oregon are a few of the states with specific ages mentioned in their laws.
The national safekids campaign recommends that no child under the age of 12 be left at home alone. However consider a child s age and maturity level. Once an individual reaches the age of majority 18 in nearly all states he or she is considered an adult in the eyes of the law and subject to all of the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. Mississippi delaware and colorado.