Whether it's a snow day home from academy, an unanticipated business meeting, or a childcare arrangement that fell through, there presumably will be times when you will need to leave your child home alone. It's natural for parents to worry when first leaving kiddies without supervision. But you can feel set and confident with some planning and a couple of trial runs. And handled well, staying home alone can be a positive experience for kiddies too, giving them a sense of tone-confidence and independence. effects to Consider It's egregious that a 5- time-old cannot go it alone, but that utmost 16- time-pasts can. But what about those academy-aged kiddies in the middle? It can be hard to know when kiddies are ready to handle being home alone. It comes down to your judgment about what your child is ready for. And some countries have a minimal age at which kiddies can be left alone at home. You will want to know how your child feels about the idea, of course. But kiddies freq