Legal Age Child Home Alone Washington. More parents are being detained after leaving their kids at home on purpose. One concept that all states agree with is that children should be a certain age before they can stay at home alone.
However just because your child has turned 10 does not mean it is a good idea to leave him home alone. In washington the suggested age is 10. The rest is ultimately a judgment call of the parents of both the children needing care and the parents of the child wanting to babysit.
However the state does not recommend letting a child younger than 10 stay home alone says child care resources.
Law on the other hand says a child is anyone up to age 18 but does not give a specific age at which children can be on their own at home according to the child and family services agency. The law that comes into play is the law that addresses child abuse or child neglect and that law outlines what children have to have in order to be home alone. However just because your child has turned 10 does not mean it is a good idea to leave him home alone. As npr reports a maryland couple that identifies with the free range parenting movement are under investigation after allowing their kids ages 6 and 10 to walk home alone from a park in january in 2013 a mother in canada lost custody of her son after leaving him on his own at home for.