With the holiday season letting children go without school for several days in a row, many parents must determine where their kids will be during the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. In the 1990 ...

Schools across Ohio will be closed around Thanksgiving, meaning your kids will be home while you may still have to go to work. Which raises the question for parents: At what age is it safe and legal ...

Winter break is days away for most Milwaukee area schools — exciting for kids, potentially stressful for parents and guardians who find themselves without childcare. If you're without childcare this ...

Need to run a few errands and can’t find a babysitter? You might be wondering if your child is old enough to stay home alone. It might be for a quick trip to the grocery store or because of an 8-hour ...

As families across the state are starting or preparing for Thanksgiving break, parents may be wondering if it's OK to leave their kids home while they work or run errands. "Every parent eventually ...

NOTE: This story first published in July 2024. We're bringing it back as part of our holiday coverage. After this week, kids will be home for Christmas break. That doesn't mean all parents are off ...

The end of 2025 means kids have time off from school. But that doesn't necessarily mean their parents are off work. State law doesn't have a black-and-white answer to whether you can leave your kids ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests most children are not mature enough to be regularly left alone until ages 10 or 11. Thirty-six states, not including North Carolina, offer no guidelines on ...

Most school kids in Michigan have the next two weeks off for Christmas and New Year's, but many parents aren't as lucky. While kids may be sleeping in Monday, adults still will have to get up and head ...

It is up to the parents to decide if their child is ready and capable of taking care of themselves for a few hours during the day. The recommended age for staying home alone is no younger than 12, ...