The bar chart provides detailed information about the proportion of time that Australian parents allocated to their children for four activities in 2013: dressing, homework, playing games, and preparing for bed.
Overall, the percentage of fathers involved in playing games and the percentage of mothers participating in dressing were the highest. In contrast, both parents contributed relatively little time together for these activities.
Focusing first on dressing, approximately 70% of mothers assisted their children, while around a third of fathers did the same. Mothers dedicated 60% of their time to helping their children with homework, compared to about 30% of fathers. The time devoted to dressing and homework by both parents was roughly 5% and 10%, respectively.
Fathers spent the most time with their children in the third activity—playing games—accounting for around 70% of their time. In contrast, mothers allocated only about 25% of their time to this activity. For preparing for bed, both parents spent a similar amount of time: fathers devoted about 50%, while mothers spent approximately 47%. Overall, both parents allocated about 6% and 3% of their time to these activities.