latch keys
Self-entry door tools
Latch keys are keys to a door's latch—typically the front door of a home.
The term evokes children who let themselves in after school because parents are at work.
A latchkey kid comes home to an empty house, carrying responsibility for their own entry and often their own supervision until adults return.
- keyringLoop holding keys
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- empty houseDwelling without occupants
- doorHinged room barrier
- locksSecurity fastening devices
childhood · unsupervised · self-reliance · access · parenting · work-life balance · independence · family dynamics · entry · entrances · exit · freedom · come and go · opportunity · responsibility · working parents · front door · security
latch keysstay-at-home parent
Non-employed primary caregiver
parental supervision · after-school programs · babysitter · au pair · grandparent care
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