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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My experience is that it varies a lot by family and time.  Eg in my neighborhood Sunday afternoons I’m often the only mom at the playground.  Not sure if it’s a formal meet up or just coincidence but there’s a crowd of dads out with their toddlers.  I love to see it!  I also know a couple families where they use fair play to break down responsibilities and the dads are in charge or exercise/activities so I almost always see them at the playground and almost never the moms.  And then I know couples (usually with onlies) who prefer to travel as a unit so I always see dad and mom at the playground.

I think it’s really nice to see a diversity of caregivers at the playground as it means people can choose the options that work for them and not feel like they’re excluded or standing out too much.  I also see nannies, grandparents, non-straight couples, extended families travelling as a crowd, etc.[/quote]

Also neighborhood. When I lived on the UES of NYC, it was truly only nannies and moms. I barely ever saw dads at my local neighborhood playground. Moved to the UWS... dads galore. So many dads at the baby gymnastics class too. Kinda funny looking back on it.[/quote]

Yep, in the Bay Area you see a lot of dads at the parks, too.

Even in high income families where dad is the primary or sole earner. [/quote]

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