Parents' Confidence Level about How Kids Would Handle Situations Home Alone (image)

University of Michigan Health System

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Parents are more confident their pre-teen child would know what to do if there were a house fire or tornado than whether the child would avoid playing with guns if home alone.

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C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health

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