Leaving Children Home Alone

• B.C. judge says age 8 is too young to stay home alone in latest appeal

  A Terrace mother who was asking the court to allow her to leave her eight-year-old home alone, for just a few hours a day, has lost her latest appeal.

  Nov 20, 2015
  
• Mother of young child fighting to allow him to stay home alone says case could set precedent

  The mother of a nine-year-old boy who is fighting to allow him to be able to stay home alone for a few hours after school says if the judge rules in favour of the Ministry of Children and Families (MCFD), this case could set a precedent.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2015
  
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• How young is too young to leave kids alone at home?

  The case of a Terrace mother has re-ignited an emotional debate over how old kids should be before they can be left home alone.

  Sep 18, 2015
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• B.C. judge rules 8-year-old can’t stay home alone

  A B.C. judge has ruled that it was not OK for a mother to leave her eight-year-old home alone, even if it is for a few hours after school.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2015