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A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school (or other activities) or a child who is often left at home with no supervision because their parents are away at work. Such a child can be any age, alone or with siblings who are also under the age of maturity for their community. [1]
Our kids are allowed to play outside alone at around age 5. Then, they can bike alone to a store at age 10. At the same time, they have to do chores.
The legality of the latchkey children's "alone time" varies with country, state and local area. In most of the United States, state and local laws typically do not specify any particular age under 18 when a child can be legally left without supervision.
Gavin Heaney (born July 18, 1976) (professionally known as Latch Key Kid) is an American singer-songwriter from Manhattan Beach, California.His albums include the self-titled Latch Key Kid, released on September 21, 2005; Miracle Mile, released on January 23, 2008; All Becomes One, released on January 22, 2009; and Live & Acoustic, released on October 19, 2009.
And then we looked up the legal age to leave kids alone in our state. Turns out it's 12. (Kid is 11 now. I've left him alone once, when he had strep and I had his prescription. ... All latchkey ...
From trying to stay out of trouble to making all of it, the experiences were as varied as the families these kids belonged to.View Entire Post ›
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