Marc And Amy Vachon
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Amy and Marc Vachon are the authors of Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents – a practical handbook for parents who wish to share equally in all that it takes to raise a family, sustaining an equal partnership and balanced lives for both partners along the way.

Their work has been covered by the New York Times, Boston Globe, Guardian (UK), National Public Radio, Fitness Magazine, TODAY Show, Parenting, Babble, USA Today and other media, and they have written their personal story of equally shared parenting in One Big Happy Family, an anthology of modern families by Rebecca Walker.

Marc and Amy also co-manage their website,
www.equallysharedparenting.com, the first online resource for egalitarian parenting from the perspective of both parents.

Blog Entries by Marc And Amy Vachon

There's More to Dividing Up Housework Than Who's 'Better' at What

Posted February 22, 2011 | 12:33:00 (EST)

If you look at how couples divvy up the household chores, or the tasks of caring for their children, you'll probably notice a few principles that tend to dictate the result. Like perhaps aptitude (we each do what we're best at), or even interest level (you care so much more...

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Relationship Advice: Is Balance Impossible?

Posted May 13, 2010 | 16:49:00 (EST)

"A balanced life is often ridiculed as impossible--a goal that many have abandoned because it makes us mere mortals feel bad when we can't achieve it."

This is the opening line from chapter 3 in our book, Equally Shared Parenting. It is an acknowledgement to the common media...

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Sharing The Chores: Be Your Own Marriage Ref

Posted March 11, 2010 | 12:33:00 (EST)

People often ask us how a couple can truly share in doing the housework, and caring for the kids. Forget all the theories about teamwork and the lofty aims to create a real partnership. How do they do it for real? It seems a whole lot simpler and clearer to...

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The Secret To Fairly Sharing The Chores

Posted February 15, 2010 | 13:21:00 (EST)

How many times have you read about, or listened to, complaints that women do more around the house? In blogs and news pieces and books , in our neighborhoods and playdate circles, at work and at the park, moms are pissed about, or hopelessly resigned to, their unfair burdens. Statistics...

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