From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction

Preface

This book is dedicated to working families and the many people who help them make it all work—the neighbors who help each other in countless large and small ways, the employers with family-friendly policies, the physicians, dentists, and other professionals with office hours that allow working families to care for their health without losing time from work, and the policymakers who understand that public policies support societal values. To all of you who help—we offer our thanks and applause.

We thank the many people who worked so hard in making this book a reality. We especially thank Dr. Ron Riggio, Director of the Kravis Institute for this support. We thank Sandra Counts, Beth Donaghey, Lynda Mulhill, Sherylle Tan, and many wonderful ...