Have you ever thought about how many children’s books feature Mom behind the stove? She cooks, bakes, sets the table, organizes the children’s birthday party, and on and on….
Dad comes home from work in the evening and then, at best, has time for the children. This storybook corresponds to the classic family image.. This role model is also perfectly fine if it is coherent for the family.
Only, may it not be sometimes the other way around? Our mom is an architect and must unfortunately also sometimes overtime do. And when dad is stuck in traffic with little brother, thank goodness there's Tara's best friend. Her mother is always at home and cooks fantastic food!
But that doesn't make her a "better" mother than Tara's mom. Because Tara's mom is the best when you can't fall asleep....
By the way: Tara's dad is a teacher at home at lunchtime and can therefore cook for everyone. And he does a fantastic job! Only he doesn't have his own apron, so he wears mom's frilly apron when he bakes... but isn't that emancipation too?
Prevent children from stereotypes
Mom cooks and Dad earns money - these stereotypes are no longer set in stone in most families. Nevertheless, we should make sure that our children are not taught the "classic" model as the norm by media influences. The "good old days" are often romanticized enough.
We don't want to replace old clichés with new clichés.
We tell stories from our lives.
But just: From real life.