Today's Families Statistics

• Parents are spending 1/3 less time with their children as compared to 30 years ago and fewer than 5% of American children see their grandparents regularly.
-David Hamburg-President, The Carnegie Corporation.

• No rest for new moms: A record 59% of the 3.7 million mothers with infants are part of the work force today, nearly twice the rate as in 1976.

• In a recent study of parents' worries by pediatricians at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, nearly 3/4 of parents said they feared their children might be abducted. 1/3 of parents said this was a frequent worry-a degree of fear greater than that held for any other concern, including car accidents, sports injuries, or drug addiction.
-Redbook, February 1998.

• Research has shown that the absence of a parent from the home increases the child's risk. In addition, interviews with perpetrators suggest that they look for vulnerable children. Such children are young and appear to be isolated, depressed or lonely.
-NCPCA 1996.