Us Contact Us Fathering - Fathers see themselves as helping out in a crisis situation. By the time the child is a year old and the wife has recuperated fully, these fathers feel they have paid their dues and usually revert back to a more traditional role. Mothers, on the other hand, spend 102.4 hours a week caring for their children, only 16 percent of which is spent in play. Fathers tend to play more with their sons than with their daughters. And while fathers are more active and physical with their children, mothers' play styles are more calm and soothing, regardless of whether the child is a girl or a boy.
Fathers are also more likely to promote stereotypical sex-role behavior during play.