Most authorities believe that a 12 or 13 y â¦ ear old can be safely left alone for an hour or two during daylight hours.   Legal Age   There are very few states in the U.S. with legal minimum ages for children home alone, but many state agencies have published guidelines.ypically 8 year olds and over can be left at home for up to several hours (usually after school before a parent gets home from work). 12 years old appears to be the most common recommendation. http://www.latchkey-kids.com/latchkey-kids-age-limits.htm provides a state by state comparison.
speech impediment noun [C]. âº a âdifficulty in âspeaking âclearly, such as a lisp or stammer. (Definition of speech impediment from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Example Sentences for impediment. Let him die, and be no longer an impediment to their vengeance! The fences and ditches that lay in his way were no impediment. At Troyes he tried to create a like impediment; but here he was foiled, for Troyes capitulated. Not that he purposed putting any hitch or impediment in the way.