children of working parents

A guide for children ages eight to fourteen who are sometimes home alone, using stories, plays, monologues, and quizzes to provide lessons on how to cope with home and health emergencies.

Twelve-year-old Amy finds her family responsibilities growing and interfering with her ballet practice when her mother takes a job outside the home.

A young child with a working mother, who spends each day after school with someone else, needs Mommy's reassurance of love.

Advice for children who must take care of themselves in the morning or after school on dealing with organizing of time, fire, first aid, cooking (includes recipes), laundering and mending clothes, and otherwise getting through the day.

A special activities book including projects designed to help kids stay busy and safe while they are on their own at home.

Martin doesn't like coming home to an empty house when his mother goes back to work.

Provides an essential historical context to illuminate the current national debate on child care.