latchkey children

children who return after school to a home that is without adult supervision because their parents or caregivers work. The name alludes to the idea that the children have their own key with which to let themselves into the empty home after school. Also called self-care children.

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November 22nd 2024

substitution hypothesis

see alteration hypothesis.