When is it OK for a Child to Walk Alone?

"I want to walk by myself!"

Many parents aren't ready to let a child walk to a neighbor's, a friend's, or to school by themselves. The problem is that we know they need to be allowed to do this eventually. But...

How do we know when they're ready?

There is no one age that all children are ready to walk alone. However! There are a series of questions you can ask yourself, and your child, to figure out if that time has come!