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

The bar chart illustrates the information about the percentage of time spent on assisting the kids with different types of engagements, namely dressing, housework, playing games and preparing for bed, by Australian mothers and fathers in 2013.

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, it is evident that

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dads mostly helped with playing games and preparing for sleep, the figure of moms' assistance demonstrates a higher margin in dressing up and home assignments.

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, both parents demonstrated more help in school work compared to other activities. Looking more closely at the data, the chart of dressing and enjoying games accounted for the highest shares across the diagram.

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the fathers' help in game recreation contributed to 70%, the same amount was spent by moms on dressing their children up. Meanwhile, the second highest share of time spent by mothers and fathers was reported in helping with school assignments (60% and 30%, respectively) and sleep preparation (nearly 50% and exactly 50%,

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).

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, not all activities were helped by both parents , demonstrating the smallest percentage across all types of activities.

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, providing the assistance exhibited the largest share of 10% by both parents.