Infant Poverty, Quantity Parenting, Meet the Producers

Infant Poverty (14:12) Dr. Scott Sanders, Assistant Professor of Sociology at BYU, co-authored the study “Work and Occupations.” According to the Agriculture Department around 46.5 Million people received food stamps last year. According to a new study 23% of all infants are born into poverty. 35% of Hispanic, 41% Black and 42% of Native American. Sanders shares his research with Matt Townsend.  Quality vs. Quantity Parenting (1:09:10) Dr. Amy Hsin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Queens College, City University of New York. Her publications include: “When Does Time Matter? Maternal Employment, Children's Time with Parents and Child Development," 2014. Dr. Melissa Milkie earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University and was Professor at the University of Maryland before joining the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto in 2014. Her expertise lies in the areas of culture, gender & family, the work-family interface, and health.  They join Matt to discuss the importance of quality time over quantity time. Rod Gustafson: "Cinderella" (1:42:53) Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to look at the movie Everest, The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials. New on DVD: Live action "Cinderella"  Meet the Producers: Are We Running Out of Music? (1:53:20) Producers Lizz Miller and Mike Pond ask the question if we are running out of music and how most of our music consists of four cords. They share what they have found with Dr.Townsend who may or may not end the segment singing show tunes.