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School holidays and leaving the kids alone at home

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During the school holidays it’s a tough situation to navigate when you need to entertain the kids but still work. It gets even trickier when you don’t have anyone to help look after them. So what age do you think is appropriate for them to stay home alone?

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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