Breton parents have the opportunity to put their minds at ease by educating their children about safety while at home alone thanks to a partnership between two organizations in the community. The ...

Giesbrecht is responsible for a course called the I'm Home Program, which teaches children between the ages of 10 and 12 to be safe when at home alone, before and after school.

A safety educator says there is no magic number when it comes to knowing when children are ready to be left home alone, even though a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruled that eight is too young. "I ...