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HISTORICAL FACTS: What are the rules for leaving children at home - The Untold Story

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Should children ever be left at home alone? That is the question currently being debated on parenting forum Mumsnet after a woman posted about leaving her 16-year-old son at home while she and the rest of the family went on holiday.

The anonymous poster asked the platform whether she should leave her teenage son at home for a week as he “insisted” he didn’t want to go on holiday with the rest of the family.

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