This should be obvious to all parents. Everyone is happier when everyone helps out. Sure, there may still be 13 people who think women should do all the childcare related work, but most men realize they need to help. Just in case you need proof here you go.
A recent study found when couples share childcare responsibilities they have better relationships and better sex. The study out of Georgia State University included 487 heterosexual couples. They were divided into three groups: women did all the childcare work, men did all the childcare work, couples shared all of the childcare work. In the end the group where women did most or all of the childcare related work reported the “lowest quality relationships and sex lives.”
Assistant professor of sociology Daniel L. Carlson, stated that being an engaged father is important to men. “If it weren’t, we wouldn’t see such a high level of satisfaction,” he says. “It suggests that father engagement and sharing child care with one’s partner is important to both sexes.”
