The given chart describes the differences between the time ratio that parents in Australia spent with their kids in 2013.
Overall, Australian mothers tended to spend more time helping children dress or do homework than fathers while a reverse pattern can be seen in the propotion of time they played games with their kids. Besides, both parents prefered to solely spend time with their youngsters rather than together.
As can be seen from the chart, one can see that female in Australian families spent up to 70 percent helping their kids dress up, which was nearly triple compared to play games. 60 percent of mothers’ time was spent assisting their youngsters with their schoolwork. Furthermore, the amount of time they devoted to preparing kids’ beds accounted for approximately 46 percent, which was just a little bit lower than that of fathers.
In terms of the ratio of time male adults spent with children, it is obvious that playing games held the lion’s share, with 70 percent. That percentage regarding dressing and doing homework was 20 and 30 percent, respectively. However, both mothers and fathers in Australian families spent just a limited amount of time with their kids together, with all sectors surveyed below 10 percent.