A: A fourth cousin is someone in a family who shares the same great-great-great-grandparents. First cousins share the same grandparents and second cousins have the same great-grandparents. Ordinal numbers of cousins are in the same generation as each other.
8 to 10 years-Should not be left alone for more than 1Â½ hours and only during daylight and early evening hours. 11 to 12 years-May be left alone for up to 3 hours but not late at night or in circumstances requiring inappropriate responsibility. 13 to 15 years-May be left unsupervised, but not overnight.
Leaving Children at Home Alone. There is no magic age when a child is ready to stay by him/herself. All children are different, but the National Safe Kids Campaign recommends that no child under the age of 12 be left at home alone. Whether children are home every day after school or once in a while when parents need to run errands, the experience can be made safer by considering the following: