Man's Household Duties

Serving as Provider

• An important household duty of a man is to provide for his family financially. He must be able to help his wife and children by ensuring that enough money is available for food, shelter, clothing and educational expenses as well as other household bills. In addition, the man should do his part to meet his family's emotional and mental needs. By encouraging his children to do well in school and confirming for his wife that he understands her stresses, for example, he is providing for them in a valuable way that doesn't necessarily involve money.

Chores and Child Care

• Helping with chores and other homemaking responsibilities is yet another duty of the man in the household. For example, he should be willing to help his wife complete chores such as housecleaning and laundry in addition to completing yard work, performing home maintenance and handling vehicle maintenance for the family. In addition, helping take the kids to soccer practice or helping bathe a baby are other tasks that a man must be willing to help his wife with.

Teaching

• In many traditions, the man is the lead teacher of his household. He must demonstrate to his kids the proper way for a man to treat a woman by treating his wife respectfully. In addition, he must be an active participant in his children's schooling, attending parent-teacher-student conferences and helping the kids with homework and special assignments such as science fair projects. Also, he is traditionally the spiritual teacher in his home, instructing the children in moral and ethical principles such as treating others they way they want to be treated and being obedient to authority figures.

Other Duties

• Another tradtional household role of the man is protector of his family. He should ensure his wife and kids feel safe and healthy in their home. In addition, the man should strive to put his family first and should be faithful to his wife. A man should show his kids how to work hard so that they learn eventually how to be self-sufficient..