And if Maasch's schizophrenia was not the
latchkey to modernism's mania--emanci pated expression--then what was it?
THE PRINZHORN COLLECTION
Education secretary David Blunkett wants the extra time to boost sports and fun activities - as well as ending the problem of "
latchkey kids" coming back to an empty home.
Schoolkids will work a 'grown-up' 9-to-5 day
And if you're the parent of
latchkey kids, there are even security systems that Mil alert you when your children aren't home on time.
WHEN THINGS GO BEEP IN THE NIGHT
Remember that a great many of us grew up fending for ourselves in day care or as
latchkey kids.
IRREVERENTLY YOURS: A message from Generation X
She calls her 32-year-old husband her "
latchkey lover" and she caused a storm this year by putting prepubescent teenage girls on the catwalk in sexually provocative outfits.
A strange old woman with a desperate need to shock
The manager of one complex initiated a
latchkey program to keep young students busy after school.
Lasting impact: maintaining neighborhood order
Those with children, not surprisingly, want computer services, and there is general support for having the library play a role as a safe haven for
latchkey children and adults who are functionally illiterate.
Who will lead the unsuspecting lemmings over the cliff?
The types are: (a) suicidal, (2) sexually abused, (3) physically/emotionally neglected or abused, and (4)
latchkey.
Some types of children-at-risk
Latchkey children--youngsters caring for themselves at home--is not a new phenomenon.
Latchkey kids worry parents
Since bustersoften grew up as self-reliant
latchkey kids, many are already making plans to save up money independently.
The Baby Bust: A Generation Comes of Age
Latch as verb means "To close or lock with or as if with a latch," and a latch is "a fastening, as for a door or gate, typically consisting of a bar that fits into a notch or slot and is lifted from either side by a lever or string." From this arose
latchkey (1825) and -- just 50 years ago --
latchkey child, sometimes called doorkey child, the socioeconomic label for "a young child of working parents who must spend part of the day unsupervised (as at home) -- called also
latchkey kid" (Merriam-Webster's 10th).
Monogamy for the nineties: you can enjoy it serially or with Wheaties!
For a $15 annual fee and $25 per month per household, Latch Key Kids Kare will verify that children have returned home from school and will be a personal contact for "
latchkey" children who need assistance.
Latch Key Kids Kare
"
Latchkey" children, who fend for themselves after school until their parents return from work, do about as well socially and emotionally as youngsters receiving adult supervision following classes, according to two new studies.
Home alone: latchkey kids on good behavior
The tape begins in an average neighborhood where a
latchkey child is home alone.
Look Out
The Grant will be used to provide meals to children in the agency's
Latchkey Children's Project.
A-B provides funds for Mexican agency