Define and discuss latchkey children, including current statistics and risk factors
What will be an ideal response?
The student should assert that latchkey children are school-age children who regularly spend part of the day unsupervised at home while their parents are at work. In 2009, there were approximately 15.1 million (26%) latchkey children. A total of 30% of middle school students and 4% of elementary school children are latchkey children. Preteens and teens left unsupervised after school may be more prone to get involved with alcohol and drugs.
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