Best. Study. Ever.

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal for pointing out this study from Ohio State University: Key to Happy Marriage: Mom Cooks, Dad Plays? .

Here is the key....

So I read with great interest this latest study on shared parenting, from Ohio State University. The research, published in the January issue of Developmental Psychology, found that couples where the father participates equally in traditional caregiving tasks, like preparing meals or giving baths (!!), tend to clash more than couples where the mother does a bigger share. Specifically, couples that strive for more equal co-parenting end up displaying “less supportive and more undermining co-parenting behavior toward each other,” the researchers found. But when the father spent more time playing with the kid, while the mom did more of the nuts-and-bolts caregiving, the couples had a “stronger, more supportive co-parenting relationship.”

Well duh, all they had to do was ask me and I could have told them the same thing.