Latchkey Kid

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Latchkey Kid

A child who arrives home after school, lets him/herself into the house—with a ‘latchkey’—and is unattended until the parents’ arrive from work

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Latchkey Child			Unlike the latchkey kids of the '70s, many of these recent graduates have grown up in households with hyper-involved parents and overscheduled lives. Integrating the multigenerational workforce: never before has there ... by Durkin, Dianne / New Hampshire Business Review They are saying there is no problem with latchkey kids and that you don't need to be around for your children they can look after themselves. Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Why force parents into working? by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) McInerney, a latchkey kid, lived with his father who divorced his wife in 2000. 'Newsweek' Details Gay Teen Murder by Staff / On Top Magazine			laserpuncture Lasette lash Lashley LASIK lasiocarpine Lasiosiphon Lasiospermum bipinnatum Lasix lasolocid Lassa fever Lassa fever virus Lassa virus lassitude lasso last last menstrual period last sacraments last will and testament LAT Latah latamoxef latanoprost Latchkey Child latchkey children Latchkey Kid LATE late abortion late bloom Late dumping syndrome late dyspituitary eunuchism Late Life Parent late luteal phase dysphoric disorder late phase reaction late potential late rickets late stent thrombosis late systole late systolic murmur late-onset diabetes late-onset immune deficiency late-phase hypersensitivity reaction late-term late-term abortion latebra latency latency period latency stage latent latent allergy latent carcinoma			latches latches latches latches on latches on latches on latchet latchet latchets latchets latching latching latching latching latching Latching Current Limiter Latching End-Effector latching on latching on latching on Latching Relay Latching Valve Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam latchkey latchkey latchkey latchkey child latchkey child latchkey children latchkey children Latchkey Kid latchkey kids latchkey kids latchkeys latchkeys latchstring latchstring LATCO LATCP LATD LATDB LATDC LATDIR late late late late late late Late Abortion Late Acquired Incomplete Stent Apposition late afternoon Late Afternoon Glass Off Late Allocation, Early Release Late anaphase Late anaphase Late anaphase Late Antique Religion and Society late apnea late apnea late apnea

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