Workplace program may increase parents' time with kids

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - A workplace program aimed at reducing work-family conflict increased the amount of time participants spent with their children, according to a small study. “It’s pretty exciting to see how you can change work and see an effect on family life without the detriment to work,” said Kelly Davis from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, the study’s lead author. The research is part of the Work, Family and Health Study, designed to increase the amount of control employees have over their schedules and supportive behavior on the part of supervisors, Davis and colleagues write in Pediatrics. The workplace program known as STAR (Support-Transform-Achieve-Results) was mainly implemented over four months through six training sessions for managers and four sessions for employees.



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