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Reply to "Would you leave a 6-7yo home alone for 10-30 min?"
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[quote=Anonymous]The laws are the laws, yes, but you need to have common sense too. In MD, the legal age is 8. So technically, it’s “illegal” to leave a child home alone for 5 minutes the day before they turn eight. The next day, is “legal” to leave them for 8 hours. There’s laws, and then there’s common sense. If you aren’t breaking a law, and your 6-7 yo (1) has the maturity; (2) knows how to reach you or an adult; and (3) can sit still for 20 minutes watching an iPad or reading a book… yes, I’d be comfortable leaving them. [/quote]
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