All of the Following Statements About Parenting and Early Infant

question 84

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about parenting and early infant care in Canada are true EXCEPT

• A) extended parental leave benefits have allowed more parents to stay at home with their child for the first year after birth.
• B) since parental leave now includes fathers, more fathers than ever before are taking parental leave to care for their infants/children.
• C) the average parental leave patterns for parenting in Canada are currently 6 months for fathers and 1 year for mothers.
• D) the province of Quebec pays the highest parental leave benefits, with no wait time, of all the provinces and territories.

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