Adolescents who are on their own after school and on vacation days,often because their parents are at work,are called _____ teens.

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Latchkey teens refers to adolescents who are left unsupervised at home after school or during vacation days because their parents are at work. This term has been used since the 1940s to describe children in this situation. The other options do not accurately represent the situation of adolescents who are left alone because their parents are at work and may carry negative connotations.

Adolescents Who Are on Their Own After School and on Vacation