Finally, we include children's demographic characteristics as reported by their parents: their gender, race and ethnicity, and age at kindergarten entry. Microsystems. We include measures relevant to three microsystems: family, school, and neighborhood. Family. Measures of children's home living envir...
In both groups, the parents noted that their decision had a much bigger impact on the boys at their current age, in adolescence, than it did when they were younger. Although this makes the decision more difficult, Jones believes it is worth serious consideration. “As a parent,” she advis...