Left Unsupervised: A Look at the Most Vulnerable Children

Author: Sharon Vandivere, Kathryn Tout, Jeffrey Capizzano, Martha Zaslow Publisher: Child Trends Publication: Child Trends Research Brief Document Date:                  April 01, 2003 Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Supervision Related Categories: Children > Child Development Children > Emotional Development Family Economics > Family Income Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Mental Health   This paper discusses levels of parental supervision and the prevalence of self-care by American children. It focuses its research on factors leading to a lack of child supervision, including income and parental mental health. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link