A family meeting is a prearranged time when family
members come together to talk about what’s happening in their
home and in their lives. It’s structured to allow for interaction
that otherwise might not occur.
Using data from the 1987-1988 National Survey of Families and Households,
this study compared time children of single mothers (n = 717) and fathers (n = 78)
spent on housework. Housework takes time and many parents combine it with
employment and child rearing. Characteristics of families headed by single mothers...
