It appears that the father is less thought of as the householder of the home. The father's involvement with housework and child rearing duties were not included in the survey five years ago so a comparison is not possible. However, while fathers do little housework, they are participating more in child rearing. As for their involvement in child rearing, fathers discipline and play with their children. Families centered on the husband and wife are decreasing.
More families tend to be centered around the children.
Although mothers are more vocal, this is more common in families that are centered around the child, at least while the child is young. The percentage of full-time homemakers who want to work and to try something on their own when they have some time away from their child is increasing. Many mothers want to stay home while the child is young, but once the child enters elementary school, they want to work. Full-time mothers feel higher child rearing stress than working mothers. A working mother has a more positive view of child rearing.