Yeah I was a latchkey kid, my parents have been married 30 years now, made > 350k/yr as a family in the early aughts. Always knew I had food, knew my parents wo

Yeah I was a latchkey kid, my parents have been married 30 years now, made > 350k/yr as a family in the early aughts. Always knew I had food, knew my parents would be home at 6 and I had my dogs for company. Parents always heaped love, and were proud of my direction in life. 2.5 hours of alone time was great for developing my sense of personal independence and responsibility. Then in high school with both football and wrestling it became a non issue (if it ever was, certainly wasn't for me) I grew up better than fine relative to many of my peers, and any issues I have left over were definitely more from other children. Much like the article suspects, I believe it comes down to other issues like divorce and general neglect even after the parents are home not a few hours of alone time every day.