The fight for gender equality has one of its battles at home when it comes to the distribution of tasks: washing dishes, changing diapers,... Couples, in the best of cases, usually share these tasks.
However, recent research has shown that keeping track of the tasks that one or the other does is not the best path to a high-quality relationship. Instead, the data points to Two items that should have a permanent place on a parent's to-do list:
1) Do housework with your wife, that is, not individually.
2) Spend quality time with your children.
"We found that it didn't matter who did what, but rather how satisfied they were with the division of labor"said Professor Erin Holmes of Brigham Young University. "We have found that "When wives are doing work together with their husbands, they are more satisfied with the division of labor."
Experts studied 160 couples and analyzed how they handled household chores and parenting duties. The purpose of the research was to see what aspects contributed to the quality of a marital relationship.
The most important factor was the quality of the parents' relationship with their children.
The study measured father involvement in a series of tasks such as playing with children, engaging in common interests, and providing teachable moments. "Something as simple as "Read a story to your children every night and talk to them about how their day went."said Adam Galovan, co-author of the study with Holmes.
Most parents were between 25 and 30 years old and all couples had a child five years old or younger.
«This stage of life, where couples have small children, is potentially very difficult for them but we have found that when wives are satisfied with the division of labor, both spouses report "greater marital quality"Holmes said.
To put this into practice, couples could jointly do some of the household tasks such as cooking or tidying up a room. Additionally, parents should be aware that They must strengthen ties with their children. Your relationship will be much happier.