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continues." is a researchox fellow with the american enterprise institute. he joins us now to discuss his la st report regarding parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. welcome to "washington journal." me.t: thanks for having host: what were you looking for, and what were you hoping to find when it comes to the topic of parenting? guest: it is pretty basic. we have seen a lot of polling about what parents think of government policies and they are checking in to see what parents are feeling, what they are feeling about their daily life. the responses were pretty grim. host: a lot of this is, as i understand it, is because school and daycares were closing and parents were picking up extra responsibilities. how does that factor into the

overall results you found? guest: a colleague of mine actually did a report about when a lot of the public schools had closed. the majority closed about mid-march. if you do the math, for parents who get rely on a daycare, schools or summer camps right now, they were entering month five of people working, full-time jobs and taking care of their kids full-time. host: when you take a look at whatssues them a define parents are in this report how do you define that. reinterviewed -- this report was based on parents who had a child in the house under the age of 18. host: so single parents, two-couple families, how does that work? guest: across the board, different types of families and family arrangements. we saw some pretty significant differences in how folks are experiencing parenting during the pandemic.

surprisingly, to parent households in terms of the depression, feeling lonely and isolated and not having enough time for yourself. majority of single-parent households expressed feeling like that at least once a week. host: if you want to ask questions about the topic, if you are parents of children under the age of 18, you can call and ask a question at 202-748-8000. all others, 202-748-8001. you can text us on this, too. one of the things you start off level ofbout is the comfort about returning to school. we can show you the graph. talk about what is behind the numbers and what thei the parents are telling you about their comfort level on sending things back. guest: this was conducted in june before we saw a second

and with schools are turning more distant. now it is 5-6 weeks away, much more of an imminent things, so things may have shifted a little bit. so most of the views just parents are really uncomfortable with sending their kids back to school. board,this across the expressed in some people more than others. mothers were a little more concerned than others about sending kids back-to-school. parents of color were more concerned than white parents. there were some racial disparities as well. it is not just across school, if you look across a variety of measures, whether that is going to movies or the restaurant or having people over to your house, parents are less comfortable engaging in all different types of social activities than nonparents. host: 66% of the mothers

expressing when it comes to sending their kids to school or 42%care very uncomfortable of fathers saying they were very uncomfortable. this idea about discomfort extent to going to a shopping mall or a park. how far does it go? guest: we asked around 10 or 12 different items, including playgrounds -- going t with your child to the playground. a lot of parents in my neighborhood and i think around the country are taking a look at the playground, but again, we're seeing a lot of discomfort. the uncomfortable does not necessarily mean you will not do it, but maybe how you approach it will be different. when it comes to schools, that is a whole different ballgame because it is inside, because the latest research suggests

that kids as young as 10 years old can actually transmit as well as adults. so there is a lot of uncertainty around the information, and a lot of trepidation and anxiety among parents. how does this factor into their ability to send a child to daycare more than they normally are, so to speak? guest: we are hearing reports of affluent parents trying to start their own micro schools or pandemic pods where they work with a couple of different families, hire a teacher and create their own school environment where kids are getting professional instruction. that is very expensive and not available to majority of students, certainly not low-income students. how people , managing this

parents- wealthier have more resources like being able to hire nannies and offload some of those responsibilities others. in terms of how they spend their time, parents are spending a lot of time adjusting. -- the majority of parents say they are spending at least a couple of hours a day every day on just keeping the house clean and running. host: we will show people the chart of what the parents respond. why focus on housework per se? if you have your kids, around 24/7, there is a lot more to clean up a lot more dirt being tracked in, and just keeping the household chores is more difficult when you have everyone in the house. host: 26% of those parents are responding saying they are spending more than four hours

each day doing housecleaning and other activities. that goes to 60% of -- 16 percent of parents saying it is about four hours. 40% say they are doing 3-4 hours of housecleaning a day. if you want to ask questions to our guest, 202-748-8000 for those with children under the age of 18. than all others, 202-748-8001. you can factor this in, there is a story in the "wall street journal" about what the congressional role should be in offering assistance. they highlight that it was back march, approving the families first coronavirus response act which provides 12 weeks of paid leave for parents of home-bound children through the end of 2020. specificalk about the or the larger aspects are providing that resource. is that a good thing or a bad mix? or ia

guest: as a parent, it is kind of a no-brainer. we know that child care centers and schools will need additional funds. they have to bring on and and all thee. different things we will be required to do. two-year-oldve a and a four-year-old in daycare now. the daycare just reopened, and they are having to do a whole mess of additional -- which is expensive. carenk a lot of day centers and schools will need additional financial support. there is a recent report out by another think tank in washington, d.c. what they found was that at least half of all day care slots in the u.s. could be gone as a result of the pandemic. host: this is daniel cox of the american enterprise institute. he serves as a research fellow for the organization. we will start this morning with

mark, a parent of kids in new york. you are on with our guest. hello. , how are bothx of you gentlemen? i am trying to figure something out and no one has yet been able to answer this simple question for me. what is more valuable, or what aid toost more, federal keep parents who cannot work home so they can take care of their kids, or the life of the child? which one -- i know we see human capital coming out of the white house as a term. what is the human capital value of a child in america today, according to the american enterprise institute and/or yourself? is more mean, this

unethical question for a lot of folks. the caller raises a really good point. when you think about the folks that are hurt because of the pandemic, there has been a lot of anecdotal evidence and research that suggests that mothers are bearing the disproportionately negative impacts to their careers. a recent study found that among parents who could not work because they are taking care of their kids, 80% were women. think about the financial toll, the economic cost, it is certainly affecting a lot of people are all the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1053 i call up 6395 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the peaker pro tempore: clerk will report the title of the bill. the