What is an appropriate age to start leaving kids home alone? With cellphones.
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11 or 12 for short periods of time; like trips to the grocery store. Anything longer (overnight trips) they would need to be 16 or 17 at least.
Depends on the laws in your state and the child. Each child is different. I would let my daughter be home alone at like 14 but she was more mature. I don’t think I’ll be doing that with my almost 9 year old when he gets a little older. I also think it depends on if they’re watching another sibling or not.
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Things aren’t the same as they used to be, i was 12 babysitting a 3, 6 and 7 yr old…nowadays depends on the kid and how long. We would leave our 13 yr old alone for a hr or 2 shopping during the day (we lived far from shopping) do you have a alarm? Cameras? That helps too, you can make sure they are safer
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My sons 12 and Ive only just started leaving him at home but only for and hour maybe 2 max but I locked all doors n tell him not to answer the door even if he thinks he knows the person
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Completely dependent upon a child. My oldest who is 12 has been staying home since the age of 8 by herself (short periods of time to start). Shes super responsible and mature. Always has been.
My son whose 9…I wouldn’t trust to leave home alone for 5 minutes.
My youngest daughter is 8. She has just started staying home on short durations. 5-10 minutes if we need to run to the store or do after school activity drop off.
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Totally depends on the kid and for how long. I’d probably leave a kid of nine if I was popping to the shops but not all evening with strict instructions on what to do if I didn’t come back in fifteen minutes. Over twelve, maybe an hour. Over fourteen about three hours.
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Have 6 kids 8(x2) up to 19. 19 year old is away at college. But the 11, almost 15, & 17 year old are good to be home alone. They lock the door, have their phone, don’t get into much, if anything. The 2 8 year olds I would leave for short periods of time with the almost 15 year old, but they’ve run through the house screaming we’re home alone if me or my husband leaves and the other is in the bathroom and shouting it out the front door…it all depends on where you live, how much you trust them, and maturity level.
I just started leaving mine home at 15 and 16 only for a couple hours. They have their phone and don’t answer the door for anyone. We are in an apartment and even if the neighbors ring the bell it’s a no. If any packages needed to be delivered they can leave it at the door or I will wait for them to redeliver nobody gets in
1st check your local laws they vary from place to place. 2nd it completely depends on the kid and situation. I would not even consider it until at least 12 though.
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Mine is 14 and allowed to stay home only if we are staying fairly close to home
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Very much depends on the maturity and trustworthiness of each individual child.
You know you’re own child…
My eldest could be left at 12 for 40 minutes with his twin 4yr old siblings
My now 13 yr old I wouldn’t leave with younger kids. I’d barely leave him alone when he was 12
Personally I wouldn’t leave them alone under 10
Def depends on the kid 
my oldest 14 has been staying home sense she was 11.my 9 year old… I don’t think I’ll ever leave home alone.
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Definitely not when they’re teenagers…So my guess would be 25🥴
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depends on the child. my oldest was 12 shes now 14 and my middle child at 12 i would never trust alone
I’m part of the latchkey generation LOL I think I was seven coming home from school to an empty house. The first time I allowed my daughter to stay home by herself she was 12 and I was gone for an hour and literally around the corner at the grocery store. I would say 13 plus depending on the child
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Depends on the child for me but certainly no younger than 13 x
14 and his dad lives next door and is usually home
12 or 11. My parents left me home at 8 years old
I think 14. But that’s just me lol
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Use to I would have said 14. But after recent events in my town I am saying 30.
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It depends on the maturity of the child and the trust
When you think they are independent enough to stay home. There is no actual age. As long as you think they are independent enough. 12,13,14 I think
Depends on maturity of child and prolly where you live. I’m out in The middle of nowhere, I’m still not even close to letting my kids stay home for any amount of time. Oldests are 7. I’d say around 9-10 maybe long enough to run to the gas station or something.
I live in the country dead end road so far back no one wud never see my house my 8yr old will stay home sometimes but no longer then a hour or two he has a phone and knows basic rules
It very much depends on both your state laws as well as the maturity of the child.
My state law is 8 years or older.
My oldest two daughters, I let them stay home alone when they were 8, long enough to run to the store or gas station etc. They weren’t left home alone for longer periods of time (hours) until they were about 12. They also always had strict rules… stay in the house, don’t open the door, don’t use the stove etc.
My youngest daughter will be 10, and we just now started leaving her home by herself for between 15-30 minutes at a time, with the same set of rules plus a dog who is extremely protective of his home and his humans.
My son, he was 12 when we started leaving him home alone.
So it depends on how mature your child is.
Legally they have to be 12
I think it depends on maturity and how long they will be alone
We live a very scary world now… get camers and teach them to use mace and run through plans incase something happens
Depends on where u love n the law .
Depends on the child really 