The given graph illustrates the comparison between the percentage of time Australian parents spent helping their children with dressing, homework, playing games, and preparing for bed in 2013.
Looking at the graph, it is obvious that mothers registered the highest participation in helping children dress and do homework, while the assistance from both parents spent higher time in doing other activities. By contrast, children received the least amount of support from their fathers in total.
In terms of dressing, the figure for mothers ranked the first, accounting for more than 70%. By contrast, the data for parents’ assistance took up approximately 22%, while that for fathers accounted for only 2%. Furthermore, in doing homework, children received helping hand from mothers with more than 50%, followed by parents’ support with nearly 50%. In the contrary, the figure for fathers was lower by a factor of four than that of parents, making up approximately 11%.
Regarding playing games, both parents together helped children do this activity most of their time in total, accounting for nearly 70%. While the figure for mothers stood at 26%, that of fathers comprised only 5%. Additionally, in terms of making beds, the percentage of parents ranked first among categories, equivalent to 52%, followed by mothers with 44%. The information about fathers took up only 5%.