Parents spending more time with kids than in 1960s
Parents spending more time with kids than in 1960s
- October 5, 2016
- Judy Treas, sociology, in G’day India, Oct. 5, 2016
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“According to economic theory, higher wages should discourage well-educated parents from foregoing work to spend extra time with youngsters. Also, they have the money to pay others to care for their children,” said Judith Treas, professor at University of California, Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.gdayindia.com.au/parents-spending-time-kids-1960s/.
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