SHOULD MOTHERS BE THE ONE WITH THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN?

Proper parenthood has never been the responsibility of only one parent when the two parents are available, neither has all the duties involved in parenthood been subjected to a particular parent. If so, there would be an imbalance on parenthood thereby leaving the children with incomplete values which were supposed to be gotten from responsible parenthood.

Hello everyone, it's another contest, but more than a contest in my opinion. Taking the form of a debate and enlightenment process I appreciate @peachyladiva for such a wonderful idea to raise this as a topic for today's contest. I hope to do justice to the topic beforehand which says, "should mothers have the sole responsibility of taking care of the children?"

Firstly, who is a Mother?
Simply put, a mother is the one amongst the parents who birthed the children. In this context, a family context, a mother is the second person in a family, who is not only subject to her husband but also offers a helping hand to her husband and stands in for the husband in his absence. Basically each member of the family from the Father/ Husband down to the children are charged with a particular responsibility or two in relation to the family i.e.
● The Father who is the breadwinner is responsible for the provision of basic amenities to the family and lead and teach the children basic knowledge and values etc.
● The mother on the other hand is expected to love her children and family and stand in for the father etc.
● The children are responsible to their parents and are to obey their instructions.

But while carrying out the duties of a mother, are they expected to take care of the children alone? Aren't they supposed to be assisted? Well, my take on this might be different from yours, because as humans we are expected to have conflict of opinions.

"Two heads are better than one". Supporting this adage, the mother in a family shouldn't be tasked solely with the responsibility of taking care of the children alone. Assistance should be made available either by the father/Man of the household because one person cannot know it all. The man in the family is there to compliment the woman in various aspects including that of taking care of the children. The fact that women mostly take care of the children dosen't automatically mean it is a one person responsibility. Leaving such an important responsibility for the mother alone could create loopholes in the growth of the child, thereby putting a wrong notion especially in a male child, making him belief that he shouldn't also take care of his children which is totally a wrong notion people have. Being supportive and affectionate all contribute to the childs overall growth thereby making the child bold amongst his peers. These are the impacts of the father's care.

Generally, I feel it is a practice that shouldn't continue and adjustments should be made whereby the responsibility of caretaking be split between the both parents for the growth of a completely sound child in the various aspects of the child's life.

Furthermore, as stated in the previous paragraphs, the benefits of a the Male gender taking care of the children. These benefits are numerous and they include
● complementing the care given by the female towards the children.
● Influencing the child's development i.e. giving the child a sense of wellbeing and self confidence
● A fathers care also improves the mental health of the child

Hopefully I've been able to convince someone out there either a normal single person or a married person that the responsibility of taking care of the children isn't the sole responsibility of the woman but also requires assistance by the Father.

Therefore I invite @tulaii @swaylee and @ronindboss to joim this contest.

THANK YOU!