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Would you leave a sleeping baby home alone? Mom's post sparks heated debate online

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 18, 2016

According to the Daily Mail, the debate began May 12 when Mumsnet user Dakin1 asked fellow community members whether they would leave a sleeping 10-month-old alone at home for seven minutes.

"Baby reliably naps at the same time every day for at least an hour," she added. "The 7 minutes is going to a shop to collect something approx 50m away."

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