This document describes a study that analyzed the influence of French family organization on the development of a child's personality when the mother has a professional job. Included with the study is the questionnaire used to collect information about the different ways used by the mother to characterize the stability or instability of family child care, the degree of parental absence at different times of the day, and the responsibilities given to the child. Based on these findings, the document gives a description of a continuum that (1) describes situations which go from dependence on the parents to complete disengagement of the parents' guardianship, and (2) organizes the parents' absences according to the adequacy of stimulation provided. A three-page description of the study in English is provided. (HOD)