page_title: Latchkey kid
hierarchical_section_title: Latchkey kid
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schlüsselkind English: Latchkey kid
context_page_description: A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school, or a child who is often left at home with no supervision, because their parent are away at work. The term refers to children as young as 5 years old who provide self-care or to older children who supervise their younger siblings.
context_section_description: A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school, or a child who is often left at home with no supervision, because their parent(s) are away at work. The term refers to children as young as 5 years old who provide self-care or to older children who supervise their younger siblings.
caption: A child with keys to their home hanging from their neck
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