Why Dads Matter Massive rise in SAHDs
Massive rise in SAHDs
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The number of fathers who give up work to look after their children has soared tenfold during the past decade, research suggests.
Around 6% of fathers, or 600,000, now consider themselves to be their child's primary carer, said insurance firm Aviva.
The main reason families gave for men looking after the children was that the woman was the higher earner. The woman is the main breadwinner in 16% of families with dependent children.
But many women who are the main earner find the role reversal difficult, with 37% saying they felt guilty about leaving their children. Fifteen percent admitted they occasionally resented the fact that their partner did not work.
Men appeared to be happier with the arrangement than women, with 75% saying they felt lucky to be able to spend so much time with their children. Nearly a third said that looking after their offspring was more rewarding than going to work, although 10% admitted that looking after children made them feel less like a man.
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