It's My Life . Family . Home Alone

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Questions for kids to ask their parents about staying home alone

If you don't stay home alone yet:

Do you think I'm ready to stay home alone? Why not?
What's the weirdest or scariest thing that ever happened to you when you were younger and were home alone? What did you do?
How can I prove to you that I'm ready to stay home alone?
What House Rules can we set up?
What should I do in different emergency situations? (strangers, phone calls, fires, injuries, etc.)
Which neighbors or family members should be emergency contacts, and what phone numbers should I have?

If you do stay home alone now:

Do you worry about me being home alone, or do you think I've got it all under control?
I'm really scared about a certain thing happening when I'm home alone. Can we figure out a way for me to be less nervous about it?
There are some House Rules that I think I've outgrown or don't work anymore. Can we talk about how to change them?
My younger sibling(s) aren't listening to me even though I'm in charge. How can we fix this?
My older sibling(s) is doing a good job of being in charge. This is what I think he/she could do differently. Can we work out some new rules?

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