Working mothers with preschool-aged children, for example, are 2.5 times more likely to be the one to get up with their kid in the middle of the night. Fathers of infants spend twice as much weekend time in “leisure” than mothers of infants.22 I’m reminded of a friend who, as the father of a newborn, spent at least one day of each fall weekend tailgating and attending a football game—and was indignant that his wife didn’t want him doing it on both Saturday and Sunday.
