Tips for leaving a child alone at home
Safety tips may include -
●Making child memorize full name, address, and telephone number.
●Post all emergency numbers to call in case of an emergency.
●Inform immediate neighbors.
●Call child several times while you are away.
●Teach child how to work the locks on windows and doors and to lock them when at home.
●Tell child not to go into other people's home without parent's permission.
●Designate a safe house to run to if the child ever feels that he or she is in danger.
●Never allow a child to work the oven or stove without a parent or adult caretaker.