The Effects and Behaviours of Home Alone Situation by Latchkey Children

J. Rajalakshmi; P. Thanasekaran

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The Effects and Behaviours of Home Alone Situation by Latchkey Children

J. Rajalakshmi, P. Thanasekaran

Published in American Journal of Nursing Science (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 13 May 2015 Accepted: 7 June 2015 Published: 22 July 2015

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Economic and social pressures are forcing more parents into the workplace at a time when children appear to most need adult guidance and supervision. These children, in turn, face a growing number of problems such as physical and sexual abuse, crime and delinquency, depression and suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, emotional and behavioral problems, learning difficulties, school attendance problems, domestic violence, pregnancy, abortion, and venereal disease. Many "latchkey" children experience stressful and even dangerous situations without ready access to adult guidance and support. It is estimated that as many as 10 million children care for themselves before or after school. Many latchkey kids begin their self-care responsibilities at about 8 years of age.

Published in	American Journal of Nursing Science (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajns.20150404.19
Page(s)	207-211
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Introduction, History, Statistics, Literatures, Exports Talk, Effects on Children, Parents Tips, Kids Safe

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J. Rajalakshmi

Medical-Science Department, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia, East Africa
P. Thanasekaran

Medical-Science Department, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia, East Africa

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J. Rajalakshmi; P. Thanasekaran. The Effects and Behaviours of Home Alone Situation by Latchkey Children. Am. J. Nurs. Sci. 2015, 4(4), 207-211. doi: 10.11648/j.ajns.20150404.19

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J. Rajalakshmi, P. Thanasekaran. The Effects and Behaviours of Home Alone Situation by Latchkey Children. Am J Nurs Sci. 2015;4(4):207-211. doi: 10.11648/j.ajns.20150404.19

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