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 ...

Need to run a few errands and can’t find a babysitter? You might be wondering if your child is old enough to stay home alone. It might be for a quick trip to the grocery store or because of an 8-hour ...

Ohio does not have a specific law stating the minimum age a child can be left home alone. While Ohio has no minimum age, other states do, with Illinois being the highest at 14 years old. Parents ...

Parents are often left struggling to know when it's OK to leave a child on their own for a while. Perhaps spooked by the 1990 classic film "Home Alone," they worry whether their kid might fall victim ...

EXCLUSIVE: If he ever resented the burden of reaching a career peak at age 10 when Home Alone and that adorable face made him the most famous pint-sized Hollywood star since Shirley Temple, Macaulay ...

Back when Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) was a forgotten kid left home for Christmas, six and seven were numbers, not a trend. (Everett Collection) Is nothing sacred? That’s what parents ...

School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day ...

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 ...

Macaulay Culkin is instantly recognizable to almost anyone who grew up in the 90s, but his kids haven’t made the connection yet. During a recent stop on his live tour, Culkin admitted that his sons, ...