Kiddie Time.It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have often assumed that the rush of married women into the workplace over the past two decades came at the expense of time spent with their children. But that's just not so, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study conducted by two researchers at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . In fact, working mothers spent more time with their 3- to 12-year-old kids in 1997 than did stay-at-home stay-at-home adj. 1. Inclined to remain in one's home, locality, or country. 2. Sports Not engaging much in the offensive play: a stay-at-home defenseman. n. moms in 1981. So did fathers, whether their wives worked or not. The result: Children in today's fast-paced America are getting 10 more hours of parental attention each week than they used to. "A lot of popular culture has been saying that we're spending less time with our kids and that it's bad for our children," study co-author co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . John F. Sandberg told The Washington Post. "And it turns out we spend more time with them."
Children's Mean Time with Mothers
Non-working Working
1981 26.06
32.05
1997 22.52
26.54
SOURCE: Changes in Children's Time with Parents, 1981-1997, by John F.
Sandberg and Sandra L. Hofferth, Population Studies Center, University
of Michigan
Note: Table made from bar graph
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