South Bend Tribune, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
SOUTH BEND — Now that summer is here, you may be thinking about leaving the kids at home alone. But just how old is old enough to trust your child to not open the door to strangers, not get into dangerous hijinks and to call you in case of an emergency?
For the most part, it’s up to you, the parents. A recent study from Today.com took a look into the laws nationwide on leaving your kid at home alone and data found that most states don’t have an established, appropriate age for when it’s acceptable to leave a kid by themselves…