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How can we solve the latchkey children problem?

A: The number of latchkey children is increasing nowadays. Are you a latchkey child when you are young.

B: I have never experienced .My mother is a housewife, she always accompanies with me, and my father might spare his free time for me. C: Neither do I. My parents are all teacher, so after school I might do my homework in their office.

D: I have been latchkey children for one year when I was in primary school. It was an unforgettable experience in my mind.

C: What a poor little boy. You must have suffered a lot in that year.

A: Now it caused quite different remarks on this phenomenon. Even though you have experienced it, What do you think about it?

D: There are also some positive influences. Because so many parents must work and make money, they always come back home very late. We can make the most use of the time to study and make friends by ourselves.

B: Latchkey children means to get little time with their parents . They can only stayed at home alone . And they will feel so lonely .

C:Over time, most of these children will because unwilling to say any words with others. In additions, let children come back home alone will make them in danger.

D: Yeah, maybe there will be some danger exist. I think it is also an

opportunity to learn how to be independent and learn to watch out the strangers.

C: Children should be given more time when they are small, but with the growth of their age, much space is needed.

B: The children are in the period of development , they need their parents to lead to form a good outlook on life . So they need to stay with their parents more often .

A: When growing up, children need personal space. But the family is the most needed.