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Pat Hastings

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Takeaway 1: We think it's helpful to look at money and time together because there can be tradeoffs: money spent on children’s activities can crowd out parent's time with their children. Accounting for both more fully reveals the extent of inequality in parental investments. 7/9

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Takeaway 2: Parenting is a year-round endeavor, and there is no “summer break” for investments in children. The effects of this money and time are likely to accumulate throughout childhood, providing cumulative advantages to higher-SES kids that lead to inequalities in adulthood. 8/9

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