I guess it depends greatly from the "business or trade" of the parents, beyond the periods. Personally (and in the '60's) I had the great fortune of having bot

I guess it depends greatly from the "business or trade" of the parents, beyond the periods. Personally (and in the '60's) I had the great fortune of having both mom and pop working "on their own", (and not in a factory, in a public office or similar) so basically after school I went to either my father's studio or to my mother's laboratory, until I was 12 or so I made there my homeworks, or played there. Even if it wasn't time "dedicated" to me, as they were anyway at work doing their jobs, one or the other parent was always present, at the most in the next room. I could see the difference when compared to my friends/classmates (of course not their or their parents' fault) which had parents that went out in the morning and came back home only in the evening, due to their job. A lot less communication between them and parents, and a lot less "experience" on what happens everyday in "adult's" life.