| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xii, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Revised edition of: Latchkey kids / Bryan E. Robinson. c1986. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index. |
| Contents |
Emergence of Latchkey Kids -- Myths About Latchkey Kids -- Determining the Latchkey Population -- The Magic Age -- Results of Early Responsibility -- What Price Latchkey? -- Looking Ahead -- Research on Latchkey Kids and Their Families -- Myth Versus Data -- Children in Latchkey Arrangements -- Studies Describing Latchkey Children -- Growth and Development of School-Age Children -- Physical Development -- Cognitive Development -- Social-Emotional Development -- School-Age Children and Adults Outside the Family -- Themes and Issues in Middle Childhood -- Programmatic and Curriculum Implications for School-Age Child Care Programs -- Matching Supervision With Development -- Children's Adjustment to Self-Care -- Planning for Self-Care -- Factors in Self-Care Adjustment -- Fears -- Levels of Self-Care Adjustment -- High-Risk Latchkey Children -- Definitions of Latchkey Children With Disabilities -- Implications of Risk Status and Self-Care Responsibilities -- Self-Care for Children With Mild Mental Retardation -- Self-Care for Children With Learning Disabilities -- Self-Care for Children With Physical Disabilities or Sensory Impairments -- Self-Care for Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders -- Summary Regarding Latchkey Children With Disabilities -- Latchkey Children Living in High-Risk Urban Environments -- Coping With Self-Care in High-Risk Environments -- Suggestions for Parents -- Assessing the Safety Buffer -- In-Home Safety Strategies -- Selecting School-Age Child Care Programs -- Community Strategies -- Family Climate. |
| Summary |
"The past decade has seen a steady increase in the problem of unsupervised kids and the risks and dangers associated with them. The second edition of Latchkey Kids offers a fresh outlook on this predicament and recommends future directions. Thoroughly updated with new research conducted between 1996 and 1997, this book posits the latchkey phenomenon in perspective and attempts to dispel common misconceptions. The authors detail a variety of alternative care programs that have been successfully implemented in many communities, including extended-day programs in public schools, neighborhood "block mothers," and after-school hotlines. Furthermore, this book provides strategies for businesses, government, schools, and libraries that are indirectly faced with significant caregiving responsibilities."--BOOK JACKET. "This helpful guide is written for professionals in the fields of counseling, education, family studies, social work, and criminology as well as concerned parents with latchkey kids."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Latchkey children -- United States.
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Families -- United States.
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Latchkey children -- United States -- Case studies.
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Latchkey children. (OCoLC)fst00992943
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Author |
Lamorey, Suzanne.
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Robinson, Bryan E.
Latchkey kids.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Latchkey kids. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1999 (OCoLC)607301272 |
| ISBN |
0761912592 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780761912590 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0761912606 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780761912606 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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