stay home dad stay home dad alternatively stay home father house dad house father main children household families evolved practice stay home dad common socially acceptable pre family worked unit self sufficient beginning industrial revolution large scale production replaced home manufacturing shift coupled prevailing norms governing sex gender roles dictated father mother affection based marriages emerged 1830s parents began attention children family relationships open beginning world war women entered workforce necessity women resumed position war new found sense independence changed traditional family structure cultural shifts leading feminist movement advances birth control women opted return care role chose pursue careers women chose work outside home alternative necessity options costly unavailable undesirable stay home dad viable option number stay home began gradually increasing late 20th century especially developed western nations recent released showed report june found million men stay home number stay home reached highest point million role subject stereotypes men difficulties benefits communities services targeted mothers socially acceptable 2000s stay home dad regularly portrayed media 2000s especially united_states traditional family structures expectations stay home father figure culturally unacceptable countries india evolution family roles pre colonial united_states nuclear family common family form typical families consisted children initially high infant mortality rates children survived colonial families existed serve main functions self sufficient business school institute church house correction welfare institution african americans reach america initially brought servants instead slaves 19th century slave trading thriving business typical slave families consisted children women primarily head families fathers died separated family african american women experienced came known double day day domestic plus day work outside home industrial revolution led extensive resulting shift home manufacturing large scale factory production rapid transition took place families lost production functions instead family members work outside home support families result husbands wives began operating separate spheres activity husband going working wife stayed home took care family transition modern family present modern family commonly thought originated 1830s courtship open marriages based affection parents devoted attention children beginning 20th century married couples began emphasize importance sexual attraction compatibility relationships led intimate open relationships adolescent freedom transition family influenced great depression forced women workplace order compensate lack financial stability federal executive order stated work federal government resulted women forced resign allowing husbands continue working world war significant impact changing family roles draft workers scarce industries employers began fill jobs women mainly positions increase working women times history women praised work outside home divorce rates reached new high period women found new sense independence cultural shifts underway including rise feminism development reliable methods birth control changes caused women decide end unhappy marriages 1950s saw baby boom america period called golden 50s credited families trying lost time war result families moved suburbs instead residing city number income families began increase grown children began remain home longer financial difficulties gradually women began entering workforce progression away traditional view woman led creation role stay home dad increase popularity 21st century stay home seen increasing numbers western culture especially canada united_states late 20th century developed east asian nations japan south_korea practice common reasons families feel beneficial father primary mother works outside home decision use stay home dad arrangement commonly economic reasons time women progressing higher paying jobs financial deciding mother father stay home parent cases woman higher paid parent makes economic sense continue work man takes role makes sense times mother job offers health benefits family father shown pregnancy jointly planned father likely involved growth men able work home regard contributing financially family acting primary family children differences parent schedules account stay home father works odd work shifts mother typical work schedule fixed gender roles began prominent western world starting late 20th century allowing men choice career regard traditional gender based roles men choose role enjoy active children lives families mother wants pursue career example participants powerful women women husbands stay home families vary widely terms household divided retired males marry younger woman decide stay home wives work want second chance watch child grow second marriage additionally career lifestyle options accepted prevalent western society fewer restrictions constitutes family depending country region stay home dad find social support decision regions traditional roles prevail stay home dad stay home mom peer group order find support choice men created joined support networks men struggle find acceptance role stay home dad despite gains worry losing business skills professional place line common stay home job rewrite typical family roles forcing wife workforce carrying financial burden dealing children attachment dad difficult working mother study suggested stay home face higher risk heart disease reasons health risk specified role stay home dad difficult men feel option hard men adapt financial provider family men willingly choose stay home dad satisfied role family father longer money maker family issue main support rock family transitioning workplace stay home role challenging pay cut male jobs paying higher female job mother missing children adapting workforce role stay home mother role main source income family working long hours away home family lose time children devote day work force children advantages child studies suggest importance paternal role child life benefits stay home dad children respond differently males females birth study conducted found months respond favorably picked fathers found father style beneficial child physical emotional development mothers frustrated fathers encourage manage frustration helps children learn deal stress frustration long term study conducted proved father active involvement children birth promotes greater emotional balance stronger curiosity stronger sense self assurance child additional studies years child life father role influential mother child learns manage body navigate social circumstances play furthermore study found single important childhood factor developing paternal involvement children strong paternal influence abilities researched role father child development general children stay home develop infancy study concluded fathers spent time bonding children twice week brought adults professor child development illinois conducted study comparing households stay home dad households stay home mom study concluded women able form strong bond children despite working time outside home women working time engaged children day day basis male counterparts study concluded family stay home dad arrangement maternal paternal influences equally strong contrasts traditional family structure father works outside home mother stays home children type arrangement mother influence extremely strong father relatively insignificant study found parents play equal role child development stay home dad arrangement beneficial child mother stay home dad arrangement allows mother work having use arrangement prevents mother having deal stress finding acceptable checking backgrounds paying care arrangement help ensure family values upheld children free stress working mother able actively pursue career allows relaxed working environment mother allows focus career mother higher paying job extra income allow savings children savings help mother later pay university child children advance career provide money family puts sound mind mother knowing child children safe place father having safety values mother father survey conducted minnesota shows men consider child care far important surveyed majority said important role love affection kids safety protection came followed moral guidance taking time play teaching encouraging financial care finished men involved children lives men better understanding life like child growing modern society fathers immersed children lives attitudes activities historically prescribed children gender neutral approach focuses promoting independence emotional allows children especially male children grow greater capacity attitudes pertaining gender roles case traditionally structured households prevalence australia stay home small portion australian population appears rapidly changing fathers children aged years employed employed time role models resources help australian fathers stay home dad role approximately parents families children age father unemployed mother works time stay home australia doubled past decade expected increase future recent studies shown men time support children comparison 19th century idea stay home dad far mainstream rising demand female work influenced rise canada year period late 20th century increase number women workforce canada shift increased father participation family tasks primarily responsibility mother beginning late 20th century parental roles began traditional stay home dad arrangement began common number stay home increased percent points average age stay home dad canada bill passed canadian government october granted paid leave fathers purpose primary stay home prevalent east asian countries generally strict traditional gender roles survey conducted japan suggested nearly married men accept role japanese government passed law april allowing time following birth child male female employees japanese fathers took time work raise children south_korea men stay home stay home face discrimination stay home mothers china beginning 2000s stay home dad began emerge role china remain uncomfortable way role changes traditional family dynamics customs china suggest men heads households issue stay home prefer tell family arrangement traditional ideas promote criticism woman like men feel face humiliation criticism stay home suppose looked having wife strong north_korea north korean state required able bodied male employed state enterprise married women working age allowed stay home time countries region like south korean japan taiwan soviet union mainland china countries like sweden today usa early 1990s estimated people perished famine largely product north korean government reform economy old system began fall apart cases women began selling household items food today quarters north korean market vendors women joke making rounds goes husband pet dog common answer works earns money cute stay home scare away india role stay home dad traditional india socially accepted urban areas according study percent urban working fathers india stay home percent unmarried indian men consider stay home dad according survey conducted called shift indian society saying decade ago concept mention socially unacceptable men jobs remain home percent indian women labor force compared percent men women likely work outside home united_kingdom according article daily_mail number stay home increased percent according paper recent figures showed fathers chose stay home primary children interview published radio_times plain housewife maintains business career london husband role house husband tasks home certain extent united_states estimated married fathers worked home children primary wives worked outside home provide family number previous years according stay home approximately nation stay home parents triple percentage consistently higher year stay home caring approximately children stay home children statistics account married stay home children cared single fathers gay couples difficult stay home accepted role voluntarily forced economic crisis late 2000s early 2010s great number male blue collar industries suffered significant losses previously employed men entered periods prolonged unemployment notable current stay home american singer songwriter american baseball player nobel prize winner chemistry american columnist american politician american american actor comedian john_lennon british musician actor comedian american drummer american writer animator creator children books
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