This is the "Pathfinder" page of the "Latchkey Children" guide.
Alternate Page for Screenreader Users
Skip to Page Navigation
Skip to Page Content

Latchkey Children  

Last Updated: Apr 28, 2011 URL: http://libguides.broward.edu/Latchkey_Children Print Guide RSS UpdatesEmail AlertsShareThis
Pathfinder Print Page
  Search: 
 
 

Definition

“School-aged children who are typically unsupervised after school hours because of working parents and, therefore, who carry a house key to let themselves in after school.”

(Facts on File Dictionary of Education)

 

Keywords

Latchkey children

Children of working parents

Working mothers—United States

Child rearing

School-age child care

 

Narrow the topic

What factors have contributed to the growing ranks of latchkey children?

Discuss the effects of being a latchkey child and the child’s relationship with the parents.

Are latchkey children more susceptible to drug abuse, behavior problems or negative peer pressure?

How do children feel when they are on their own at home?

Discuss what parents can do to ensure their children’s safety and well being while home alone.

 

Finding Books

Books
Search for books in the University/College Library. For a simple subject search, please use the search box below.

eBooks
eBooks are electronic versions of books available to read online 24/7. For a simple subject search, please use the search box below.

Note: You will have to login with your BC ID# and Your default PIN is a 4 digit code based on your birth date: MMDD. (For example, if you were born on July 04, your PIN is 0704.) Updated on 01/25/12, DT.

 

Latchkey Children

Unsupervised children are at increased risk for violence, drug abuse, and sexual activity.

 

Reference Books

Facts on File Dictionary of Education
Call Number: REF LB15.S43

Child and Youth Security Sourcebook
Call Number: REF 6250.4 .C48

Handbook of Parenting
Call Number: REF HQ755.8 H357 v.4

Encyclopedia of Human Development
Call Number: REF HM 626 .E53 2006
After School Programs"

Parenting A to Z
Call Number: REF HQ769 F717

 
 

Suggested Databases

  • CQ Researcher Plus Archive  
      
    CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue each week, ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science. Forty-four reports produced each year, including four expanded reports. Includes charts, and graphs.
  • Issues and Controversies  
      
    Issues and Controversies offers a wealth of current topics research information, including pro/con discussions of hot issues, newspaper editorials, numerical snapshots of key topics, photos and graphics, and selected historical source documents.
  • Opposing Viewpoints  
      
    Opposing Viewpoints searches viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazine articles and more social issues.
  • Academic Search Complete  
      
    Academic Search Complete provides full-text for more than 4,650 publications, including full-text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.
  • America's Newspapers  
      
    America's Newspapers from NewsBank provides full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 600 U.S. newspapers - all in one easy-to-search database.
  • Subject Specific Databases
 

Suggested Websites

  • New York University Child Study Center
    "According to the U.S. census, one third of all school age children in the United States are, for some part of the week, latch key kids; that is, they go home to an empty house or apartment".
  • National Education Association
    "Each weekday afternoon in America, the ringing of the bell signals not just the end of the school day, but the beginning of a time when at least 8 million of our children are left alone and unsupervised:.
 

Login Required

[BC Library Card]

To log in to the library databases, e-books, and My Account, use your BC student ID number as your Borrower ID. Your PIN is now your birthday in MMDD format (for example, if your birthday is July 4th, your PIN is 0704). If you are having difficulty accessing from off-campus, please contact the U/C library at 954.201.6653 or 954.201.6223.

 

Cite Your Sources

Eventually, all students have to learn to properly cite their sources for their research. Some classes require MLA style, while others use APA. This page will give you pointers as well as help in creating those "Works Cited" or "References" pages. Remember you can always contact us, if it gets confusing (and it usually does!)

  • MLA Update 2009
    In Summer 2008, the Modern Language Association released its third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, which publicly unveiled modifications to MLA Style for the upcoming year.
    These changes go into effect in April 2009.
  • Sample of MLA Work Cited Page
    From Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
  • Citation Builder - NCSU
    Citation Builder is an interactive web tool designed to assist college and university students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
Description

Loading  Loading...

Tip