In honor of tomorrow being Father’s Day, I have a great guest post by Robbie Cape, Co-Founder and CEO of Cozi.com.
I’m a huge fan of the free Cozi service and was first introduced to it this fall by a reader during a series of posts I wrote for My Life Scoop. You can read about that later but for now, enjoy Robbie’s post and to all the dads out there who faithfully read Tech Savvy Mama- Happy Father’s Day!
‘Wait Until Your Father Gets Home’ No Longer Applies: Dads Dish on How Fatherhood Has Changed
By Robbie Cape, Co-Founder and CEO of Cozi.com
Fathers today have taken on a much larger role than they had in the 1950s, when most dads handed out cigars in the hospital waiting room and doled out discipline after a day at the office. Fathers today have much more responsibility, including sharing in the household chores, being doting Soccer Dads and keeping the family organized.My business partner and I, both dads, had the same challenge of keeping track of our families’ busy schedulesand as we talked with other families it became clear we weren’t alone. The number one challenge for each of the families we talked to was managing family logistics, and this realization was the spark that led to the creation of a shared calendar focused exclusively on the family called Cozi. Organization is critical to functioning families because at the end of the day if you don’t have things together, it can cause major headaches (forgetting to pick kids up from T-ball practice, having to reschedule your doctor’s appointment for the third time or worse yet,forgetting your anniversary).
In honor of Father’s Day, we wanted to take the pulse of our Cozi dads to explore what life is like for them and their role in managing their family’s schedule. We polled more than 300 Cozi dads and asked about the changing roles of fathers, the struggles they face and the tools that help them overcome those challenges.When asked how fatherhood today differs from generations past, more than halfof dads volunteered that the biggest changes are shifts in parents’ roles: More moms are working and parents are splitting household tasks more evenly, so dads are much more involved in their children’s lives.The new balance of responsibilities in today’s family was further illustrated by the fact that nearly 10 percentof the dads polled were stay-at-home fathers.
One dad summed it up this way: “Fathers are much more involved in their kids’ lives and activities, as well as home life. ‘Wait until your father comes home’ does not apply today.”
Of course, with dual working parents, an ever-growing list of extra-curriculars for the kids and multiple other appointments,juggling home life is crazier than ever. Twenty-two percentof dads said one of the biggest changes in this generation is that families are busier than before.
When asked about their biggest struggles, seven out of 10 dads cited keeping the family organized as the biggest pain point.Dads are a critical part of the solution: one in four are the main organizers in their families and nearly all—85 percent—said they are somewhat or very involved in managing the family’s schedule. When it comes to keeping the family on track, dads are digital all the way—their favorite organization tools are cell phones, electronic calendars like Cozi and computers.
It’s clear that today’s dads are shouldering parenting responsibilities in new ways. Fathers are going the extra mile to be the best dads they can be and get their loved ones organized and on-track. Cozi salutes these involved dads this Father’s Day!
Want to know more about Cozi? Read my review on My Life Scoop.
No compensation was received for this guest post.
No compensation was received for this guest post.
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