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Carl Poff feeds his daughter Joselyn, 4, a bite of ice cream outside Rita's Italian Ice in Easton, Pa.

Dads

Dad's new duties

Carl Poff is like many modern dads, juggling his job as a corrections officer with cleaning bedrooms, cooking dinner and picking up the kids. Experts say modern dads want to be more involved in their kids’ lives than their fathers and grandfathers, and that’s showing in the increased amount of time they spend on child care and housework.

Carl Poff feeds his daughter Joselyn, 4, a bite of ice cream outside Rita's Italian Ice in Easton, Pa., on June 14, 2013. Poff is one of many dads who have taking on more parenting responsibilties than their fathers and grandfathers did.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff unbuckles in his daughter, Joselyn, 4, out her seat belt after a trip to the grocery store.

Poff unbuckles in his youngest daughter, Joselyn, out her seat belt after a trip to the grocery store and an outdoors store.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff of Easton, Pa., makes one of his daughter's beds on Thursday, June 14, 2013. Part of Poff's daily routine is to make beds and clean up the house whenever he is off work.

Part of Poff's daily routine is to make beds and clean up the house whenever he isn't at his job as a prison guard. His wife, Jennifer, says his help around the house is crucial to their partnership.

— Brandon Goodwin

Poff attends a tea party with his daughter Joselyn, 4, in their playroom. The girls love to have tea parties about once a week, Poff said.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff helps his daughter Joselyn put her hair in a ponytail after a fun playtime around the house before they get ready to start making dinner.

Carl Poff helps Joselyn put her hair in a ponytail after a fun play time around the house before they get ready to start making dinner.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff attends a tea party with his two daughters Joselyn and Jillian in their playroom at the home in Easton, Pa., on Thursday, June 14, 2013.

Poff attends a tea party with his daughter, Joselyn, and stepdaughter Jillian in their playroom at their home.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff carries his daughter Joselyn, 4, after picking up his daughter Jillian, center right, from the bus stop near their home in Easton, Pa., on Thursday, June 14, 2013.

Poff walks down the road after picking up Jillian, center right, from the bus stop near their home. Poff said he is particularly careful about being at the bus stop when his kids are dropped off.

— Brandon Goodwin

Carl Poff plays with his two daughters Joselyn, left, and Jillian in their playroom after have a tea party. Poff works as a prison guard on the weekends, and takes care of his daughters in his spare time.

Carl Poff plays with his two daughters Joselyn, left, and Jillian in their playroom after having a tea party.

— Brandon Goodwin

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