It's Thanksgiving and your children will be home starting as early as Wednesday. The problem is, you have to work on Wednesday and Friday. It leads to the question – can my kids stay home alone while ...

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

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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 ...

For parents, leaving your kid home alone for the first time can open up an array of new anxieties, even if it’s only for a short period of time. One’s mind might wander to an ‘Home Alone’ scenario ...

In Michigan, there is no minimum age at which children may be left alone without supervision, but parents need to consider their level of maturity.