Is there any laws in the state of Colorado as to how old a child needs to be to walk home from school and stay home alone for an hour or so before the parents come home from work?

I have checked into the same issue for my son. I live in Nebraska and our laws say that a child should not stay home alone until the age of 11. At that point you are to only leave them home alone 1 hour at a time until they get comfortable with it. I have also read that some children it can be 12 before they can be alone all day, it depends on their maturity level.

Hope this helps.;)

In Ontario Canada the law states 10. I think this is insane. They are still very young children in my opinion. I think that the minimum should be 12 and only if they prove to be mature.

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Originally Posted by fed up

In Ontario Canada the law states 10. I think this is insane. They are still very young children in my opinion. I think that the minimum should be 12 and only if they prove to be mature.

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According to dmatos and his post on this thread: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/childr...ids-29615.html , there is no minimum age to leave your children home alone.

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Originally Posted by dmatos

Check this discussion thread out:

http://forum.canadianparents.ca/ubbt...b=5&o=&fpart=1

There is no mandated minimum age for leaving a child alone. I do know that there are several babysitter training programs that recommend that babysitters be at least 12 years old. However, that is again only a recommendation. It is up to the parent to decide if the child is mature and responsible enough to be left alone.

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This should be noted that this reference is for Canada, not the state of Colorado.