A mom recently wrote to us about a heart-stopping moment when CPS showed up at her door. What seemed like a scary misunderstanding quickly unfolded into a story about parenting, empathy, and the ...

School will be out soon and working parents are looking for summer childcare options, as well as wondering if there kids are old enough to be left alone or old enough to babysit their siblings. That ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina lacks a minimum age law for leaving children home unsupervised. Leaving children alone may become neglect if care or ...

School will be out soon and working parents are looking for summer childcare options or camps, as well as wondering if there kids are old enough to be left alone or are they old enough to babysit ...