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[quote=Anonymous]Adding that what the pushback about Mom/Dad being available after-school or talking about how parents used to have office jobs and everyone was fine negates a lot of the negative aspects of latch-key kids and the lack of neighborhood/community after school play/interaction opportunities. 
1) My parents were gone from 7-5/6pm every day and I had a sibling so very little attention or follow-through. They were exhausted and I was alone from the time I got off the bus until they got home. It was boring, unproductive, and isolating. Now if you have family or a nanny then I guess you can hedge against that with those resources but thats why I turn down in-office positions. We dont have the family or funds to outsource post-school hours. 
2) Its not like most neighborhoods have established outdoor play. I know there are a few perfect neighborhoods just like unicorn sleepers but most kids are in activities so they arent home. So even if you do have latch-key kids there is no one to play with around the neighborhood.

The success of the hours for your kids and family is going to be primarily driven by who can be available consistently and that may require an afternoon nanny but that is another thing to manage. [/quote]

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