Four sisters, ages just 2 through 7, were killed in a fire while left home alone in North Carolina with two 12-year-old girls, who escaped and called for help, according to authorities. The girls — ...

When the eldest child leaves, the sibling left behind navigates a profound identity shift. Parents should validate and ...

Dear Eric: I have an older brother, “Mike”, that my other three siblings and I are extremely worried about. He lives alone. He also struggles with severe depression and anxieties. He voluntarily put ...

The short answer: Ohio law does not specify a minimum age for leaving children home alone or allowing them to babysit siblings. That means it's up to parents to gauge their child’s maturity, ...

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 ...

Twenty-five years ago Monday, movie audiences across the world were introduced to Home Alone, a movie showcasing the cunning 8-year-old Kevin McAllister as he defends his house from burglars after ...

CHICAGO -- In Chicago, a teenager is describing the moment United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took away her parents after a traffic stop. The 19-year-old was left on the roadside ...