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by cydonian_monk 2298 days ago
Even 35 years ago when I was in the 7-8 age range and still living in my childhood part of the US, being left at home all day without supervision would have resulted in a visit from Child Protective Services had anyone found out. Just being alone on weekend evenings while my (single, divorced) mom went to her second job was enough to tick off some folks. These days I'd be afraid they'd send in a SWAT team to arrest the parents and "rescue" the kids.
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What age is considered ok for kids to be alone nowadays in the US?
If you are in illinois, it is 14 by law [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-range_parenting#Restricti...

This is ridiculous. I'm actually speechless by how insane this is.