Dads: Help Out More

When it comes to household duties, it looks like dads are doing a better job. But there is still some room for improvement, because moms are still more stressed out.

A new study does show that the American dad has really paid attention and now is doing more of the housework than ever before. As a matter of fact, dads and moms now spend pretty much equal amounts of time working both in and out of the house. So it seems all should be well, right?

But it turns out that moms end up doing a lot more multitasking when they are doing their chores which adds to the amount of stress they feel. In other words, moms juggle dishes, helping kids with homework and planning tomorrow's carpool all at the same time. Dads on the other hand do one task at a time. And that means they probably don't get as much done as the moms do.

So, although dads can feel pretty good about helping out more around the house, they also need to realize that moms are still doing the majority of the work and could use a little more help. That means the next time you see her trying to do 4 things at once, jump in and take some of those chores off her plate.