Description
The world continues to progress and grow away from outdated mindsets. As societies change, the roles of men and women in these societies change along with it. Dads were once seen as the money makers of the household, while we perceive mothers as the caretakers of it. In the year 2021, these stereotypes continue to slowly fade away.
In general, this change is good for the progression of our society. We are finally beginning to step into a world where everyone is given equal opportunities. However, these changes mean different things for people in business and marketing. Since roles are changing, the way we do business are bound to change as well.
In this report, we study and explore the behaviour of dads and how much their roles in the household have changed. Now that the role of fathers is becoming more different, we also take a look at the best ways to advertise to dads in the year 2021.
Below are the highlights and questions answered in this report:
Demographic of the Dadvertising Report
A total of 68 dads were interviewed for this report. The opinions of 391 mums were also collected to support the findings. All in all, 459 mums and dads (ages 18 – 45) participated in the study.
Q: Are mums still the main caretakers of babies?
85% of moms and 74% of dads have stated that moms are still the main caretakers of babies. 26% of dads have stated otherwise. Moms are still indeed the main caretakers of babies, but this is proof that dads’ roles are slowly changing.
This is especially true because even though mums are the main caretakers of babies, dads are still expected to contribute a lot to the caretaking process.
Q: How do mum and dads take care of their children?
According to our findings, 43% of mums agreed that they lead when taking care of their babies but they expect dads to contribute while doing so.
It is important to note that the number of mums in Malaysia leading this process is low when compared to other markets. This means that Malaysian dads are really starting to take charge when it comes to taking care of babies.
Q: What are the typical activities of parents when raising their babies?
There are 4 regular activity categories that mums and dads do while raising their babies. They are 1) daily baby activities, 2) information search, 3) shopping for baby products, and 4) spending time with baby.
Under these categories, there are a total of 23 activities. To read more about these activities, please download the report to continue reading.
Q: Do dads change their babies’ diapers?
Our findings have found that 36% of dads change their babies’ diapers sometimes and 24% most of the time. Dads who help change diapers more often, help more than once a day.
Q: Do dads use theAsianparent app?
Our study has shown that 34% of dads visit theAsianparent app multiple times a day. On average, dads visit our app 9 times a week.
When browsing the TAP app, dads like reading articles (87%) and track mum’s pregnancy (657%) best.
Q: What are dads’ roles in family purchases?
The majority of FMCG products to be bought for the family are still decided by mums. However, dads are highly involved in the decision-making process when it comes to availing of “high-involvement services” such as toys & developmental tools, hospitals, and schools.
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