Showing posts with label Latchkey Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latchkey Kids. Show all posts

Gen X: The Era of the "Latchkey Kid"

Gen X: The Era of the "Latchkey Kid" By today's standards, childcare in the 70s and 80s would have gotten our parents arrested. I watch a lot of "body cam" police videos on YouTube (shut up it's fascinating) and I've seen a fair number of parents put in handcuffs for child abandonment. This one woman went to visit another apartment in the same apartment complex while her 13 year old was in charge of the 9 year old. They were both asleep. Ummmm...yeah. Should I…