Working Australian Parents Struggle With Dual Role
Lack of flexible hours leads to rise in percentage of latchkey kids, study finds.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Home Alone: Australian parents are “unable to get the flexible work hours
they need,” which is affecting their young children, according to a report in
The Daily Telegraph newspaper. It finds that 3 percent of children 5 to 9 years
old are going home alone after school. Latchkey kids—who fend for themselves
until their parents arrive home from work—make up one in five children. The
research reportedly comes from a group known as the National Foundation for
Australian Women. One-third of Australian workers took time off work to care for
children during school holidays, according to the report, and more than
one-quarter didn’t use child-care services because of the cost.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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