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ERIC Number: EJ389417
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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For Parents Particularly--"Only the Lonely": The Latchkey Child.
O'Brien, Shirley J.
Childhood Education, v65 n4 p231-32 Sum 1989
Discusses ways in which call-in hotlines provide assistance to latchkey children. Describes ways in which parents can provide a feeling of safety for latchkey children and cure feelings of loneliness and boredom through structured activities.(RJC)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Programs, Employed Parents, Latchkey Children, Parent Child Relationship, Security (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hotlines