Olivia Is Thinking About What It Would Be Like to Be

Olivia is thinking about what it would be like to be a mother. Now that you are an expert on the subject, which of the following would you tell her?

A) Mothers, as compared to fathers, do the majority of socialization, hands-on care, and emotional work, but fathers do the majority of discipline and management.
B) Among mothers and fathers who work full-time, mothers are more involved in child care than are fathers when the children are preschool-aged, but by the time the children begin school, the time commitment of mothers and fathers is nearly equal.
C) Employed mothers spend about 17 hours a week engaged with or accessible to their children as compared to about 52 hours a week for mothers who do not work outside the home; a large difference.
D) Many employed mothers feel guilty about the time they spend away from home, although they only spend a few hours less with children per week than do mothers who are not employed outside the home.
E) Compared to France, the U.S. has more social programs to help new mothers.