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Peer reviewedPTA Today, 1990
Working parents of latchkey children should emphasize that the parents remain in charge, teach basic safety rules in a nonthreatening way, and use the latchkey experience to teach responsibility and self-discipline. Above all, parent-child communication is necessary to minimize danger and make the child feel secure. (IAH)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Elementary Education, Employed Parents, Interpersonal Communication
