The chart illustrates data about the frequency of Australian mothers and fathers assisting their children to do several activities in 2013.
Mothers dedicated much of their time to assisting their children with getting dressed, while fathers preferred playing games with them. Additionally, both parents participated in games and bedtime preparations, activities where both were quite active.
Initially, in terms of helping children with dressing and homework, mothers dedicated 70% of their time to assisting with getting dressed, marginally more than the 60% allocated to homework. In contrast, fathers spent 20% of their time aiding their little ones with dressing and 30% helping with schoolwork.
Regarding different activities for each parent, fathers’ preferred pastime with their infants was playing games, accounting for 70% of the time and similar to the duration mothers dedicated to dressing their children. On the other hand, mothers only invested about one-quarter of the time that fathers did. At the same time, the time female and male parents spent helping their children make beds were similar, making up roughly half.
Furthermore, both parents allocated a small amount of time for their children across all four activities, averaging just under 10%, with homework being the highest at precisely one-tenth.