You might be wondering how close you are to a quick trip to Target all alone. If you have a 10 year old, you’re right on the edge of freedom. In Colorado there is no right age, but most groups recommend a kid not be left alone until they are 12-years-old.
Database Systems Corp, a group that provides a call reassurance for latchkey kids and seniors to make sure they’re safe, created this infograph. Most states don’t have a minimum age requirement. The rest of the US ranges from age 6 (Kansas) to 14 (Illinois). The most common ages for kids to be left alone are 8, 10, and 12.
Do you leave your kids home alone? How did you decide when your kids were old enough to be left home alone?
