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How old do children have to be to be left alone at home for hours?
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Basically it's not legislated. Here's an authoritative answer on a Government Website

http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/homealone.html

for more info see www.steveshorr.com/law.htm

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I am Canadian and it's 12 years old here. That depends though on how responsible your child is. If you are in the States it's best to check with Child Welfare in your particular State because it can vary. If you don't check this out and a neighbor or police ever catch wind of you leaving an under-aged child alone for hours you can be jailed for this and your child (children) can be taken away.

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In Davidson County, NC there is no set age, the answer given by DSS CPS is when you the parent feel that the child is responsible enough to care for them self for the amount of time he will be left alone.

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I live in nevada and its 13 here, if this helpes any so ya..lol

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There are very few states in the U.S. with legal minimum ages for children home alone, but many state agencies have published guidelines. Georgia, Illiniois, Maryland and Oregon are a few of the states with specific ages mentioned in their laws.

12 years of age appears to be the most common recommendation. Below in Related Links is an article entitled Home Alone Children Legal Age Limits which provides a state by state comparison with references.

One guideline from a California child welfare representative suggests that 8 year olds and over can be left at home for a brief period of time (usually just after school).

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