Effect of Father's involvement in child rearing practice on the well-being of Mothers

In today's modern and fast changing society, families are becoming nuclear, mother are professionally oriented and having busy job. Father participation in child care is necessary due to progressive involvement of mother in job outside the home. Hence the responsibility of child rearing is extended to father also.¹

Today, fathers are subject to quite difference expectation to participate actively in their children everyday life than was the case for previous generation. Many fathers today recognize that family life can be rewarding and their children need their involvement. Father play a critical role in development of their children. Today's media frequently publish photograph of father carrying their babies, pushing prams, playing with children, basic care giving, soothing, teaching, diaper changes, healthier relationship with peer group, feeding and supervising.²

Father are the important people in child life like friends, teachers etc. They connect with their children on an emotional and spiritual level and their willingness and active participation is necessary for a proper child care. The different skills that children receive from physical and interactive child care activities have been found to be critical for future life chances and mutually interconnected, especially in infancy period.³