The image of evenings and weekends as shared family time may not be realistic for many parents and their children.
- 43% of children in the United States live with a parent who works outside the typical Monday through Friday daytime hours
- Half of all children who live with two parents have a parent who works a nonstandard schedule
- 30% of children living with only their mother have a parent working a nonstandard schedule
- 37% of children living with only their father have a parent working a non standard schedule
But that’s not all…