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Latchkey Children: A Reviw of Policy and Resources.
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Rodman, Hyman; Cole, Cynthia – Family Relations, 1987
The self-care (or latchkey) arrangement has emerged in the 1980s as a topic of interest to parents, practitioners, and policy makers. Reviews major policy issues and questions about self-care. The following topics are covered: the meaning of self-care, consequences of self-care for children's development, policy implications, and resources for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Daily Living Skills, Family Life Education
When School-Age Children Care for Themselves: Issues for Family Life Educators and Parents.
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Cole, Cynthia; Rodman, Hyman – Family Relations, 1987
Considers well-being of children who are home alone during part of the day. Addresses questions parents, researchers, and family life educators may have about self-care. Reviews five related research studies defining the self-care arrangement, the number of children in self-care arrangement, the number of children in self-care, impact of self-care…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education