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Consider kid’s ability to baby-sit, stay home alone

 
HEATHER WARLICK-MOORE    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: September 10, 2009

Many parents don’t think twice about leaving children home alone for a short time once they reach a certain age or letting them baby-sit for a few hours. But an incident last month in Plano, Texas, sparked important discussions about how old children should be before they are allowed to stay home alone or baby-sit.

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