It's generally assumed that primary relationships are more critical to a women's psychological well-being than men's, but this is not the case. When there is marital concern, men and women are equally affected.

Certainly the price per year varies enormously with the age of the child. If you're talking about full-time care for a baby - that's a very expensive proposition. If you're talking about three hours after school for a 10-year-old - that's another proposition.

There is so much being discussed out there on what can go wrong for your child. Every week there's another guru telling us what we should do with our kids. And I think it fuels a lot of anxiety on the part of parents.

What is happening is that marital problems are spilling into the workplace.