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Couples fare better when dads do playtime, not caregiving
Fathers, put down that feeding spoon and pick up that football.
New research suggests moms and dads get along better — at least in certain situations — when fathers back off caregiving duties, such as feeding and bathing, and put more effort into playtime.
Researchers at Ohio State University looked at 112 middle-class couples with four-year-old children. Researchers looked at how involved fathers were in play activities and how much they took part in caregiving.
They also observed parents working together to help their children perform certain tasks, such as building toy structures or drawing pictures. Families in which fathers were more involved in play activities had more of what researchers called supportive interaction between the two parents.
In contrast, more undermining behaviour was seen among families in which fathers do more of the caregiving.
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