In both settings, men still tend to do the indoor and outdoor maintenance. In both settings, moms tend to do the bath and the bedtime routines. Traditional fathers generally don't know what their child's schedule is. Questionnaire data provided the basis for analysis of 371 primary caregiving fathers and 490 primary caregiving mothers. These individuals were queried as to how they felt about raising their children and whether they felt isolated from others.
Results reveal that primary caregiving fathers feel isolated more than primary caregiving mothers.
Both are satisfied with their child care arrangement and feel their children are better served with a parent as primary caregiver. Results also reveal that families of primary caregiving fathers have a more equal balance of parenting than in those with primary caregiving mothers. Same as first study At-home dad families have a more equal balance of parenting. In at-home dad families, if a child gets hurt or wakes up at night, and both parents are available, the child will go to either the mother or father. As in any research, I seemed to generate more questions than answers.