Even one missing child is one too many. For 5 Wisconsin families, this is now their reality as their children went missing in the month of May alone. There's hope someone has information that will help authorities bring them home safely.
If you are blessed enough to become a parent, it's the first thing you pray you never have to experience. Sadly, there are 10 Illinois families who have children that have vanished into thin air in the past 30 days and the hope is that someone has information to find them before it's too late.
If I were only allowed one wish to fix a lone issue that is wrong with our world right now, it would be the children who go missing. There are 10 kids in Missouri who have just gone missing over the past month and the hope is that someone has information that can bring them home safely.
It is true that there are no statutes ruling what age you can leave your child home alone in Missouri, but that does not mean you can't get in big trouble if you're not careful. The question and answer of what decides if a child in Missouri is safe by themselves at home is complicated.
It made for a very entertaining movie plot, but the question of how old a child must be before they can be legally left home alone in Illinois is a serious question. Plus, Illinois has some of the strictest requirements in the country that could get you in big trouble if a child is below a certain age.