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Home Alone
For a growing number of chil-
dren, school days are followed
by latchkey afternoons — hours
alone at home until Mom or
Dad returns from work.
Experts suggest that it's best
to wait until children are at
least 10 before leaving them
home alone.
Then, teach them what to do
in an emergency: whom to call
(post a list of pertinent num-
bers), not to open the door un-
less they know who the person
is, how to use a fire extinguish-
er, etc.
Beyond that, parents of
latchkey kids are well advised
Parents are
advised to offer
guidance on
activities to fill
after-school hours.
to offer at least some guidance
on activites to fill after-school
hours.
Parents do their children a
favor by assigning them realis-
1.ic household chores. It's not
only a sure-fire time- filler, but
psychologists say it's one of the
best ways to teach responsibil-
ity and build self-esteem.
If children balk at tradition-
al housework such as dish-
ashing and bedmaking, assign
instead tasks such as watering
houseplants, tending a garden,
mending clothes, combing a pet,
wrapping loose change into
bank rolls or clearing out clut-
tered closets. Don't forget, how-
ever, to leave time for the power
of play — as well as plenty of
props readily abail able to spark
imaginative play.
Some suggestions include
costumes, balls, puppets, a deck
of cards, clay, action figures and
dolls, and building sets.
Arts and crafts projects or
simple science experiments also
make for constructive play.
Keep and at-home project cen-
ter stocked with how-to books
such as Kids & Weekends: Cre-
ative Ways to Make Special
Days by Avery Hart and Paul
Mantell (Williamson), Child's
Play 6-12: Instant Activities,
Ctrafts and Science Projects for
Grade Schoolers by Leslie
Hamilton (Crown) and Adven-
tures in Art by Susan Milford
(Williamson).
Then equip that center with
papers, markers, crayons, glue,
scissors, watercolor paints and
oterh materials necessary for
completing projects suggested
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