1 / 9

LatchKey Children

LatchKey Children. By: Andrea Ross, Angela Medulla, & Xavier Heard. Today , about one third of all school-age children, an estimated five million between ages five and 13, are so-called latchkey children. Latchkey Children are kids who care for themselves while parents are at work.

ziarre
Download Presentation

LatchKey Children

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. LatchKey Children By: Andrea Ross, Angela Medulla, & Xavier Heard

  2. Today, about one third of all school-age children, an estimated five million between ages five and 13, are so-called latchkey children. • Latchkey Children are kids who care for themselves while parents are at work.

  3. Conflicting Opinions • Some experts advise against leaving children under the age of 12 on their own but some children under 12 may be all right on their own for several hours. • The two biggest fears facing a young latchkey child are an encounter with an intruder and a parent who doesn't come home on time.

  4. Alternatives • Find out if there are school-age child care programs or after-school activities for children. • See if grandparents or other relatives could take care of your child during the non-school hours. • Many companies offer on-site or off-site child care centers for employees' children.

  5. Parent-Child Communication • If you can't locate good child care, you may have to consider having your child stay at home alone for a short period of time each day • Consider whether your children can usually be relied on to obey rules, finish homework, complete chores. • Encourage children to share their feelings and thoughts about being alone.

  6. Support Services • Check to see if your community offers backup services. If not, consider getting your PTO involved in starting them. • Another resource available for latchkey children is "Phone Friend."

  7. Teach Responsibility • One of the most important tasks for parents is to teach responsibility and self-discipline to their children. • Help your children develop judgment and self-confidence by playing "what-if" games. • Practice and talk about what may happen, what limits are, and what promises mean. • Make a schedule.

  8. Parents In Charge • All parents must take their responsibility to their children seriously and consider their children's needs as they meet their work obligations. Whether physically present or not, parents must remain in charge.

  9. VIDEO • http://youtu.be/uz3cDCBNnt8

More Related