Understanding the Importance of Parental Time With Children: Comment on Milkie, Nomaguchi, and Denny (2015)

Kalil and Mayer argue against the research article by Milkie et al that ruled out the importance of maternal time in child development. There are important problems with the authors' theoretical framework, measures, estimation models, and interpretation of the results. Consequently, the researc...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2016-02, Vol.78 (1), p.262-265
Main Authors: Kalil, Ariel, Mayer, Susan E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior Problems
Child development
childhood/children
Children
Comments and Response
Educational Attainment
families and work
Longitudinal Studies
Mothers
Parent-child relations
Parents & parenting
Reading Tests
Skill Development
Thinking Skills
time use
unpaid family work
work family balance
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Summary:Kalil and Mayer argue against the research article by Milkie et al that ruled out the importance of maternal time in child development. There are important problems with the authors' theoretical framework, measures, estimation models, and interpretation of the results. Consequently, the research provides little insight into the question of whether maternal time with children is beneficial to child outcomes.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/jomf.12261