The chart below compares the percentage of time Australian mothers and fathers spent helping their children with four activities in 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the amount of

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given by parents in the year 2013, together and individually in assisting their babies in four different

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.

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, the mothers were more involved in helping their children in all of the

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. The participation of fathers was minimal in all the tasks. In the case of dressing and

homework

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, the mothers were highly engaged with their babies giving around 75% and 60% of the

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respectively.

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fathers' investment of

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dressing was trivial (3%) and had the highest

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allocated towards

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which was

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just 10%. A similar trend can be observed in the case of fathers for the remaining two

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where they had given little to no

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for their children. Both parents were involved in all four

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as they spent a maximum amount of

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approximately around 70%, playing with children. For the preparation of bed and dressing both parents gave an equal amount of

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(50%) and the least priority was

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where they invested slightly below 40%.

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,

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was the 2nd priority of mothers.