The growth in labor market participation among women with young children has raised concerns about the potential … negative impact of the mother's absence from home on child outcomes. Recent data show that mother's time spent with children … has declined in the last decade, while the indicators of children's cognitive and noncognitive outcomes have worsened. The …

implications of the Lanham Act for children's long-run outcomes related to educational attainment, family formation, and labor …

time these children spend in enriching home environments. Some of the growth in obesity may be related to determinants of …