Home Safety Project

Paper Summary:

The paper reveals that between 7 and 16 millions children between the ages of 6 and 12 are latchkey children who stay home alone, responsible for themselves and/or a younger sibling an average of 5 or more hours per day. The paper maintains that home safety courses are essential to assure the child both understands the sense of urgency and responsibility, as well as how to respond appropriately in a variety of instances. This paper outlines a course prepared for Mary Law Private School in California for 5th and 6th graders.

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"According to Huang (2005) between 7 and 16 million children are considered latchkey children - children aged 6 - 12 years of age who are either alone or supervised by a sibling 13 years of age or younger (Tout as cited by Conan, 2003). While some parents risk being cited legally for child endangerment, often the need for forcing children to stay home unattended is a combination of availability of after-school programs and how affordable programs are (Tout as cited by Conan, 2003). As a result, programs that train children in responsibility and home safety are on the increase (Huang, 2005). In California, Proposition 49 would provide for state funding for After School Safety programs as a school board requirement in order to assure regular funding."

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