I use data from the American Time Use Survey to examine how maternal employment affects when during the day that … time with their children at more-preferred times of day, whereas part-time employed mothers shift employment to later in …

and maternal employment. I find that school-age children sleep less when school is in session than during the summer, and … school days appear to disrupt children's natural sleep cycles. Maternal employment affects children's sleep time in the … summer, because children wake up earlier on days that their mothers work. But during the school year, maternal employment …