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Child care that works : how families can share their lives with child care and thrive / Ann Muscari and Wenda Wardell Morrone.
Van Pelt Library HQ778.7.U6 M87 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Muscari, Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child care--United States.
- Child care.
- United States.
- Child development--United States.
- Child development.
- Children of working parents--United States.
- Children of working parents.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, 1989.
- Summary:
- Today 12 million American families use some form of child care, from nannies and au pairs to family-child care homes and licensed child care centers. The authors of Child Care That Works explore every option available and answer the hard questions many working parents are asking.
- Contents:
- 1. Exploring the Options 9
- 2. Learning What Your Limits Are 26
- 3. Understanding Your Child's Needs 41
- 4. The Successful Search 54
- Part 2 Day in and Day Out
- 5. Putting Your Best Foot Forward 73
- 6. The Ripple Effect of the Child Care Day 87
- 7. Rolling with the Punches: Problems with a Small p 98
- 8. Once-in-a-While Care 115
- Part 3 Sharing the Tough Stuff of Childhood
- 9. Mastering the Universe: The First Two Years 133
- 10. Becoming Part of a Group: The Third and Fourth Year 146
- 11. Special Events: Celebrations and Character Builders 161
- 12. Problems with a Capital P 176
- Part 4 Spotlight on You
- 13. Nine to Five: How Child Care Affects Your Work 195
- 14. The Successful Rest-of-the-Week Parent 210
- 15. Your Supporting Cast 224
- 16. Living Cheerfully Ever After 238.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0385263910 :
- 0385247281
- 0385263635
- OCLC:
- 18834010
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