Share and share alike: Equal parenting |
| Published: June 13, 2008, 12:03 pm |
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Filed under: Money & work, In the news, Childcare, ChoresAdmit it: at some point in your life as a parent, you have added up all the things you do for the children and the house and the family. If you are lucky, this accounting has not been part of a larger wrangle about what's fair in your house, but it is more likely that this equity math has come up in a less-than-pleasant discussion with your spouse or partner, one in which you accuse each other of not doing enough, and then list all the things that you do to keep everything rolling.We all do it; it's inevitable. Or is it?This weekend's New York Times magazine features an article by Lisa Belkin about couples who have consciously chosen equal parenting -- the completely fair distribution of labor within the home. They divide work and laundry and kid duties 50/50, even if this means working less and scheduling more. And for these parents, equal is successful. But is it realistic?Statistically, no; in couples where both the [ Full article ] |
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