Julia Baker would be in trouble today...
...if she left Corey alone as often as she did on that show. There are several episodes where she has left him alone in the apartment and in the car. He was under 10 years old, and she apparently couldn't find a sitter. Even though he was instructed not to, he not only talked to strangers, he let them into the house!
I guess it speaks to the challenges of single parenthood...