In ` ` Brutally Wrong '' series , Kelly Wallace takes on provocative parenting issues . Only a few states have laws setting a minimum age on when a child can be left home alone . `` Unfortunately , I ca n't say the same about our triplets , now 17 , who we have deemed not to be mature enough to be left alone overnight , much less for a week while we travel abroad because they tend to be unintentionally careless . '' ` ` Trust and verify '' when leaving kids home alone overnight , says a child therapist and author .
In ` ` Brutally Wrong '' series , Kelly Wallace takes on provocative parenting issues . Only a few states have laws setting a minimum age on when a child can be left home alone . ` ` Trust and verify '' when leaving kids home alone overnight , says a child therapist and author .