Keeping up with the next generation - Citizen Online
26 May 2012, 1:44 am
“Gen X-ers” (born 1965-1980) remembered being latchkey kids, MTV, mothers working, rising divorce rates and clergy sexual abuse. “Millennials” (born 1981-2000) listed Sept. 11, Monica Lewinski, terrorism, social media, cellphones, gay and lesbian ...

Movie review: ‘Cowgirls’ stampedes through cliches - Salt Lake Tribune
24 May 2012, 4:27 pm
Ida Clanton (Bailie Madison, the kid from "Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark") is a 12-year-old Oklahoma latchkey kid, left to her own devices by her overworked single mom (Alicia Witt). One day, she comes across a rodeo and becomes a fan of the ...

Home alone? AVFD provides safety tips for summer latchkey kids - Your Houston News
23 May 2012, 1:58 pm
As the economy struggles at recovery, many families find themselves in a situation where both parents are working.  This may be new to the family or may be something that has been a long standing routine.  In either case, it is of the utmost importance ...

Gen Y and Self-Service: A Love Story - kioskmarketplace.com
22 May 2012, 10:10 am
I vow not to write again as I'm a proud latchkey kid of Gen X). In 2017, Gen Y, also known as Millenials, will outspend Baby Boomers for the first time. That means that not only do we have to understand how to manage them, we desperately need to know how ...

The Exquisite Joy of Being Miserable - patheos.com
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
We grew up hearing dire predictions about the environment, about how we would be the first generation less successful than our parents, we were latchkey kids of divorce.  I‘m only happy when it’s complicated … But me? No, I’m hopeful. Optimistic.

Women & Girls Fund awards help groups achieve goals - Star-Democrat
20 May 2012, 10:55 am
Elementary students will learn to play musical instruments; low-income kids will learn to swim; latchkey girls will attend a well-regarded after-school program; youngsters will learn about nutrition and healthy lifestyles; and small-town teenage girls will ...

BLOG: A Widow on Solo Parenting - Patch
17 May 2012, 2:41 pm
Meaning, I had to give up a burgeoning career as a writer/actor to be out on the field – at games or school events or doctors – so he wouldn’t be the latchkey kid. Am I saying that I had it worse? Hell no! I’m saying that there are ...

Mothers Who Were Children of Divorce - Huffington Post
11 May 2012, 6:58 pm
But Susan doesn't see it that way: "I believe that divorce is the right choice for those who make it." A latchkey kid whose parents separated when she was seven, Susan saw her Dad only on Saturday afternoon visits. Her mom, a student, worked full-time and ...

Millennials Present a Management Challenge - Forbes
8 May 2012, 3:56 pm
More than likely, their parents worked. Many were responsible for their own after-school care. latchkey kids were all too common. In 1950, if a teenage girl wanted to use the telephone, she would have to ask permission. Most homes in that era ...

When You Reach Me’: A New York City mystery - msnbc.com
8 May 2012, 10:34 am
Richard is Mom's boyfriend. He and I are going to help Mom practice every single night, which is why I'm sitting at my desk instead of watching after-school TV, which is a birthright of every latchkey child. "latchkey child" is a name for a kid with keys ...