Parenting partnership: a winning relationship

Did you know that 85% of parents with young children often or always agree with each other on how to deal with their children?

A spouse’s help is considered to be the primary source of support for parents living in two-parent families. The support may be emotional, informational or instrumental (for example, household tasks).

Mothers and fathers experience very similar realities and concerns in relation to parenting. However, they view their parenting roles differently, as shown in the following two points:

• Both women and men believe that the mother is the main parent until the child reaches the age of two
• Fathers readily act to support their spouse so that she can live up to her role. On the other hand, if and when a second child is born, they take on a more active role in direct child care.