Playing Dual Roles in the Household: the importance of the father

One thing that I think is important to mention is that parents now-a-days are taking on more of a dual role within the household. Mothers are contributing to the family finances by working, and fathers are contributing to the home life by helping out around the house and with the children. I think that this is a wonderful practice, because it gives them a chance to learn about a duty they may have never done before. This way if God forbid, something happens to the other person, they wouldn't be left completely clueless. They would still be able to take care of home. If couples become too dependent on each other for one thing or another, then, if or when, they split up they will be left in the cold. For example, if a husband was completely responsible for the finances, and them him and his wife split up, she will have no idea on how to handle money. Or if the mother is the only one who washes clothes or changes diapers, if the mother had to go off for a couple of months, the father would be clueless on how to wash clothes or even change a diaper. So I think that having dual roles within the households is a good thing. It creates a team effort, a sense of working together. To go along with this, when you share in the roles you also learn how to communicate effectively with each other, which is extremely important. Communication is often the key. It has been suggested that couples meet once a week to discuss family matters, such as finances. To me, this is a great idea. It keeps both people on the same page. Last but not least, I wanted to briefly mention that is is important that fathers get involved in their child's life. Fathers being involved in their child's life creates great outcomes for the children. They will be better of economically as well as academically. Just having a father there helps to improve the life of a child. So if you are a mother and you refuse to let the father see his child, for foolish reasons, they you are doing a disservice to your child.