If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home they become latchkey kids and trust me the consequences of that are not good.
I remember my mom didn't have any help so if she needed to be somewhere after school we'd just go down to the neighbors' and she'd give us a snack and make sure we did our homework. There weren't any latchkey kids.
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.