<p>We needed to leave our younger daughter home twice. The first time was for two days and we had to attend older D’s college graduation in another town (younger D was a freshman in HS then, and it wa AP test time). She stayed with a family friend from about 9 pm through the night, went to school from this friend’s home, but did come home from school and stayed until late evening because she was more comfortable studying in her own environment.</p>
<p>A similar procedure was adopted for a longer journey (an emergency trip to India this time) – she stayed home until evening but was not allowed to stay home alone at night, went to sleep at family friend’s home (who also fed her well and took great care of her).</p>