In 1975, for example, women spent an average of 14 minutes a week helping their kids with their homework. By 2018, the most recent year for which the modern data is harmonized with historical, that amount had nearly quintupled (to an hour and nine minutes). The pattern holds across every child-centric category of adult time-use, including infant care (up from an hour and 40 minutes to nearly four hours) and playing with kids (from 36 minutes to nearly three hours).

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@ddc·May 10, 2026