Studies Examining the Amount of Time Parents Spend with Their

question 71

Multiple Choice

Studies examining the amount of time parents spend with their children have shown that

• A)children spend less time with their parents today than was the case several decades ago.
• B)children spend more time with parents today than was the case several decades ago.
• C)children in families where both parents work tend to spend less time with their parents than was the case several decades ago.
• D)the amount of time children spend with their parents has not change for the last several decades.

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