Research paper - Parenting Roles

Everything changes with time, and the American family model is no different. Ever since the Mayflower landed people were trying to decide on a family model, and that definition is constantly changing. Who should the family include? What relationships need to be present in a family? How many children should there be? Who should take care of the children? And as with everything else, there were always opponents to the changes in the family model. …

…are as good as mothers in taking care of children. If they want to do it they should not be discriminated. Additionally, media should not be so stereotypical about the family model, they should show more working women and more fathers as the primary caregivers. This will help more people realize that parental roles are interchangeable and it's up to them and their spouse to construct a family m odel, which will work for them.