To Work or Not?

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  Posted By: Jwils @ 04/05/2009 4:38:58 PM

  This looks like a hokey study. Nothing was cited on the sample size and actual income level of the families. It seems to say rich kids are fatter and do worse in school when mom works, than when she doesn't, but it doesn't make a difference for poor kids. Hhhmmm maybe a little conservatism behind this, as in, kids in homes where Dad makes enough for mom to stay home do worse if mom works anyways?

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  Posted By: sbeth @ 10/01/2008 2:58:00 PM

  Interesting but not at all surprising that the author of the study and the article would never allow us to take home the lesson that maybe it is a good thing when moms can take some significant time off of work to be with their kids, that maybe it would be good public policy to support those women and men who do care for their own children all day long. This could be done along with flexible work policies and improvements in child care quality--why does it have to be one against the other?

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  Posted By: sapiro @ 09/26/2008 7:11:07 PM

  When is someone going to do a study invesigating the impact on kids when fathers work full-time? When are men going to graduate to parenthood rather than occaisional baby-sitters?