My Kids Stay Home Alone Often Because They Can Follow Our 5 ‘House Rules’

I am careful about when I leave them home alone. I would never leave my kids at night; I would never leave them right now, during a pandemic (if I wasn’t literally a block away). I would never leave if a child were sick. I also wouldn’t leave early in the morning, before one of them had woken up. They have to be fed before I go. They have rules for staying home alone, and they know they need to follow them. It’s because we can trust them to follow these rules that they are allowed to stay home.

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Carter’s Ultimate Holiday Giveaway Includes Exclusive Access To A Virtual Holiday Party

Lounging in PJs all day and ending your Thanksgiving with a 10:00 p.m. serving of pie will never get old, but this year you can also add a family-friendly virtual holiday sing-a-long to the list of activities. All you have to do is click the button below to enter Carter's Ultimate Holiday Giveaway (you have until November 21) to gain early access to a virtual KIDZ BOP holiday party along with Carter’s. Plus, one lucky grand prize winner will get a $2,500 Carter’s gift card which, yeah, definitely covers all of your matching-holiday-jammies needs.

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