title: Family Dynamics of the Stay-at-Home Father and Working Mother Relationship.
abstract: A phenomenological qualitative study was utilized to explore family dynamics in stay-at-home father and working mother households. A total of 20 working mothers were asked to describe family interactions and daily routines with regard to their stay-at-home father and working mother dynamic. All participants were married, heterosexual women with biological children ages 1 to 4 and who worked outside the home and the father stayed home as primary caretaker and did not contribute financially. The study indicated that the family dynamic of a working mother and stay-at-home father provided a positive parent-child relationship, enhanced parenting cohesion, and enhanced quality time.
authors.affiliation: Spero Counseling Services, Plano, TX, USA Plano Family Counseling Cassie.rushing@sperocs.com.
authors.forename: Cassie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rushing
authors.affiliation: Spero Counseling Services, Plano, TX, USA Plano Family Counseling Amridge University.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: family cohesion; family dynamics; quality time; stay-at-home father; working mother