"Some schools advise that children under 8 shouldn’t walk home without an adult or older sibling. "However, every child is different and you should never leave a child alone who isn’t ready or ...

I would be locked up in my house all alone." His mother, a doctor, had to leave for work after he returned from school, while his father, a professor at IIT ISM (Indian School of Mines), would come ...

With the days getting brighter and the weather getting better, many parents will be wondering when they can let their children walk to school on their own. But a question many will have is how old ...

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With the days getting brighter and the weather getting better, many parents will be wondering when they can let their children walk to school on their own. But a question many will have is how old ...