While every child matures at a different pace, what are the guidelines, or grey areas, for leaving kids home unsupervised? Here's what we know: Alabama doesn't set a specific age for when kids can ...

(Anja Schlein / Special Contributor) Child care workers could soon find it easier to get support for their own children under a bill that’s headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after gaining ...

Here's what we know: Is it legal to leave my child home alone in Alabama? Alabama doesn't set a specific age for when kids can be left home alone, so the decision is largely up to parents' judgment.

With summer break just days away and classrooms about to empty across Alabama, parents are weighing a big decision: whether their kids are ready, and legally, allowed to stay home alone while they're ...