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1、HomeAloneChildrenEverydaythousandsofchildrenarrivehomefromschooltoanemptyhouse. Everyweekthousandsofparentsmakedecisionstoleavechildrenhomealonewhiletheygotowork,runerrands,orforsocialengagements. Itisestimatedover40%ofchildrenarelefthomeatsometime,t
2、houghrarelyovernight. Inmoreextremesituations,somechildrenspendsomuchtimewithouttheirparent(s)thatthesechildrenarelabeled"latchkeychildren",referringtothehouseorapartmentkeystrungvisiblyaroundtheirneck.Themovie"HomeAlone",anditssequel,haveportrayedac
3、hild'ssurvivalskillsinaveryhumorous,butunrealisticmanner. Therealitiesfacingchildrenwhofindthemselveshomealoneareverydifferent. Therearemanyissuesandpotentialrisksanddangersthatparent(s)shouldconsiderbeforeachildisplacedinthissituation. Parent(s)shou
4、ldconsiderthefollowing:·Agereadiness·Definitionofparental"rulesandexpectations"·Howtoaccessparent(s)orotheradults(e.g.phonenumbers)·Potentiallyunsafesituations(e.g.medicalemergencies,fire,alcohol,drugs,strangers,guns,etc.)·Whenandhowtoanswerthephoneo
5、rdoorbell·Useofphone,911foremergencies·Useofcomputer(internet)·Friendsandvisitorscomingtothehouse·Responsibilitiesforsiblings·Useofunstructuredtime(e.g.watchTV,videos,etc.);·Accessto"adult"cableTV;internetchatroomsandadultwebsitesItisnotpossibletomak
6、eageneralstatementaboutwhenachildcanbelefthome. Manystateshavelawswhichholdparentsresponsibleforthesupervisionoftheirchildren. Olderadolescentsareusuallyresponsibleenoughtomanagealoneforlimitedperiodsoftime. Parent(s)mustconsiderthechild'slevelofmatu
7、rityandpastevidenceofresponsiblebehaviorandgoodjudgment.Whenachildisreadytobeleftalone,agraduatedapproachshouldbeusedstartingwithaveryshortperiodoftime(e.g.1hour). Parent(s)shouldtalkwiththeiryoungsterstopreparethemforeachoftheissuesorpotentialproble
8、mslistedabove. Inaddition,parent(s)shouldstrivetomaketheirhomeassafeaspossiblefromobviousdangersandhazardsandrehearsethedeveloped"emergencyplan"withtheirchildren. Parentsshouldalsoteachtheirchildimportantsafetyprecautions(i.e.lockingthedoor,dealingwi
