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by: sally

Hi - I was very interested in your article.
Its a phrase I have heard before and it struck a chord. An economy friendly family is one that can work full-time. Pays its taxes, provides its own pension and earns enough to afford its own mortgage; pay all the bills and spend as much money as possible back into the system. If the government can provide somewhere for the children to reside while all this is going on - the economy will continue to tick.
These are not the signs of a government interested in the welfare of the child or family.
I live on the continent with a multicultural workforce around me and what a difference! My husband comes home for lunch - its expected! Even on a nightshift, he returns for an hour for dinner at the insistance of his Italian boss. Sunday is closed - its family time. If you phone a switchboard at 4.50pm wanting a detailed answer you'll be asked to call again tomorrow when there is more time because people go home at 5pm. If the government was working towards an economy friendly family surely it would be doing its upmost for families to spend MORE time with each other as a family, instead it seems we are now able to spend more time apart. The home is now a roof where people that are related sleep - at different times of the day!
A child can now spend upto 30% of its time away from their family...I'd love to reaserch a comparison to other countries and 20 years ago. What affect does this have on a child? What would be the maximum percentage away from the home recommended by experts?

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