What do parents want?

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MIL OSI – Source: Federal Institute for Population Research – BIB –

Headline: What do parents want?

As part of the symposium "Child care in the field of tension between the world of work and the interests of the child" of the "hessenstiftung – family has a future" on September 24, 2018 in Frankfurt am Main, dr. Bujard on the difficult situation of parents of small children: "They are often in the rush hour of life with high loads both in the workplace and in the family".

Dr. Martin Bujard examined the wishes of parents. Source: © Hessenstiftung, Michael PyperDue to that, apart from the time factor, high-quality child care is also far ahead of the wishes. "Parents need more time for caring, especially for children under the age of six," he said. At the same time, however, more family-friendly working conditions are needed, as shown by the results of the BiB study on family mission statements in Germany. "Why should parents often adapt one-sidedly to the working time requirements and traditional career patterns of the companies and not vice versa – the companies also to the needs of families with children?" He asked. Finally, more and more fathers wanted to work full-time "light". At the moment they are in enormous contradictions between desire and reality. However, the mothers expressed a desire to work in qualified part-time jobs as long as the children are still young. Only later did they want to work more full time. From all this arises for Dr. med. Bujard's call to rethink and develop visions: "It takes breathing CVs with flexible working hours and the ability to pursue individual paths, such as the creation of bridges and career paths for family-related reductions." Overall, professional times would have to take greater account of family rhythms than before. It is time to use the wealth of time, because: Life is long enough for both – family and career.

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