Stay-at-home Dads are on the rise, but they're not necessarily doing it to look after their kids

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Not too long ago, dads on screen took on the starring role as the fumbling secondary caregiver who didn’t know how to braid their child's hair or change a nappy, but according to new research, the “useless dads” stereotype is very wide off the mark.

In fact, dads now make up 18% of stay-at-home parents, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.