In what ways do the structures of both work and school combine to make providing care for school-age children an ongoing challenge for employed parents? What are policies or changes that you think would help parents in providing care for children?
What will be an ideal response?
May include the following:
a. Employers often make the incorrect assumptions that workers are independent wage earners who can fully devote themselves to the job. Women in the workplace generally have fewer benefits and less flexibility in their jobs than men have.
b. Schools end in early afternoon to midafternoon, leaving several hours of time that parents need to account for. Schools often have ceremonies or other parent events during the day, and schools often require children go home if they are in the least bit sick.
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a. single mother b. single father c. father/stepmother d. mother/stepfather e. none of the above
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A. false optimism B. denial C. affirming worth D. grandstanding
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).