Daycares adapt to the demand for round-the-clock childcare.
At 8:30 p.m 6-year-old twins Michael and Mateo Lopez are snuggled under blankets, watching television in their pajamas after eating a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs.
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Women do about 10 hours more multitasking in the home each week.
Even thought men may be helping more in the home, working women still do more multitasking in U.S. families than their partners and are finding it stressful, according to a new study.
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Many states slashing childcare subsidies.
Able-bodied, outgoing and accustomed to working, Alexandria Wallace wants to earn a paycheck. But that requires someone to look after her 3-year-old daughter, and Ms. Wallace, a 22-year-old single mother, cannot afford child care.
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Men who have given up other jobs to concentrate on child-care
The number of fathers who stay at home to look after their children has increased ten-fold during the past decade, new research has shown. Around 6 per cent of fathers, equivalent to 600,000 people, now consider themselves to be their child’s primary carer, up from just 60,000 who said this 10 years ago, according to insurance giant Aviva.
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Marriage rates in different countries can be linked to views on who is responsible for doing the housework.
An Oxford study suggests that if you want to settle down, your chances of getting married or living with someone are probably highest in Great Britain, the Scandinavian countries and the United States.
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