FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAMGuide toChild SupervisionGuidance from the USAREUR Child Supervision Policy

HOME ALONE?Birth-Grade 5: NEVERGrades 6 & 7: Up to 6 hours with access to adult supervision but NEVER overnight.Grades 8, 9 & 10: Up to 12 hours but NEVER overnight.Grades 11 & 12: Yes (May be alone for up to 48 hours, but must be checked on by an adult every 12 hours. Minors must have telephone access to a neighbor in case of an emergency and must know where one parent is.

BABYSITTING?Birth-Grade 5: NEVERGrade 6: Siblings only! Up to 3 hours with access to adult supervision.Grade 7: Up to 6 hours with access to adult supervison but NEVER overnight.Grades 8, 9 & 10: Up to 12 hours but NEVER overnight.Grades 11 & 12: Yes

UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE?Birth-Grade 3: NEVERGrades 4 & 5: Up to 10 minutes (keys removed and handbrake applied)Grades 6 & up: Yes

UNATTENDED OUTSIDE?Birth-4 years: NEVERGrades K-3: If in a playground or yard. (Must be in sight or hearing distance from a parent or supervising adult at all times.)Grades 4 & 5: If in a playground or yard with ready access (in person) to adult supervison.Grades 6 & 7: Up to 6 hours with access to adult supervisionGrades 8 & up: Yes

TO AND FROM SCHOOL?Grades K-Below: May not walk alone to and from school or other supervised activitiesGrades 1-5: May walk alone to and from school and other supervised activities

Conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention DeficitDisorder (ADD), Developmental Delay, behavorial problems, impulsivity, psychiatricproblems, etc., that may impair a child’s judgement should be considered by parentsbefore granting them more independence.Please refer to the Army in Europe Child Supervision Guidance.