Both parents working: The impact on children

Children grow and develop, becoming our future citizens. Many children today can relate to the fact that their parents have a paid job in addition to their parenting commitments. The proper care and bringing up of children is a controversial issue. Changes in family structures, employment patterns, and expectations of parents is what makes children's care an issue. Through this report the positives and negatives and the external and internal influences on families, while both …

…life. With the flexibility of parents to work, to provide an income but still be there for the development of the children, family life can be positive and limit the negative impact on the children. Overall, both parents' working doesn't have to mean both working full time, all day every week, it is the management of flexibility. Children will be impacted primarily by the parenting skills and how parents successfully manage work and parenting responsibilities.