Is there a legal answer to this question? Or does it just depend upon the maturity of the individual child?

Wife Karin and I have been asking this question for a while and haven't really gotten a definitive answer.

AT WHAT AGE CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR CHILD / CHILDREN HOME ALONE, without adult supervision?

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We have just recently started letting our 8 year old son stay home alone for about 10 minutes or so, when we run to Wawa or the liquor store, ect.

Of course we lock the house down, set the alarm, make sure the phone is handy so he can call us and remind him not to answer the door if the doorbell rings or someone knocks.

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