The term self-care child for children that spend time alone unsupervised is preferred over the former term latchkey child because __________.

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In the past, concern about self-care children centered on their lack of supervision and the emotional costs of being alone. The term used then, latchkey children, raised connotations of sad, pathetic, and neglected children.

The Term Self-Care Child for Children That Spend Time Alone