Self-care training for school age children : an impact study of parenting and employment
An increasing number of children care for themselves (self-care) while their parents are employed outside the home. A literature review suggested a connection between child care concerns and employed parents' increased stress, role overload, and lower productivity. This study evaluated the impa...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/37540 |
| Summary: | An increasing number of children care for
themselves (self-care) while their parents are employed
outside the home. A literature review suggested a
connection between child care concerns and employed
parents' increased stress, role overload, and lower
productivity. This study evaluated the impact of an
educational training program for families with children
in self-care.
Twenty-one rural families with children currently
in self-care participated in this study. For most
families, having children in self-care had little impact
on factors which influence the parents' employment
preformance. The treatment lowered the amount of time
parents worried about their self-care children, but did
not effect telephone use or the confidence level for
parents and children. === Graduation date: 1991 |
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