Minimum Age Child Home Alone. There are also no clearly defined age cut offs in china. Mississippi delaware and colorado.
Grade school children should never be left to care for younger children. Children under 12 are rarely mature enough to be left alone for a long period of time children under 16 should not be. C80 in manitoba outlines that a child is in need of protection where the child being under the age of 12 years is left unattended and without reasonable provision being made for the supervision and safety of the child.
Is your child ready to be left home alone.
Is my child old enough to stay home alone. The ranges and the number of states that abide by these ages are. The national society for the prevention of cruelty to children nspcc says. That way as the child gets older they can begin to adapt to the change and govern themselves accordingly.