Share and share alike: can parenting ever be equal?
Can parenting responsibilities ever be divided truly equitably? If so, do you have to be well-to-do to make it happen? Takeaway contributor and New York Times ‘Motherlode’ blogger Lisa Belkin talks about equally shared parenting ? the benefits, the drawbacks and logistics.
And real-life couple Marc and Amy Vachon ? who wrote the new book “Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents” ? talk about the joys and frustrations of sharing all the responsiblities that come with running a home and raising a family.
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