The Daddy Way

Did you ever notice that men do not multi-task? When a woman is waiting for the waffles to pop-up out of the toaster, she wipes down the stove, fills the dog's water bowl, or puts dishes in the dishwasher..etc. When a man is waiting for the waffles to pop-up out of the toaster he is thinking about how long it takes and wonders if it is possible to warm the waffles up in his hands and serve the waffles to the kids semi-frozen. Neither way is wrong, they are just very different.
By and large dads are made to play rough-and-tumble with the kids, and as long as the child is not being intimidated or harmed AND the child is enjoying himself-- then let the airplane rides begin. They are making their own bonds with their kids and forging their own relationships and memories.
Dads don't always do things the way moms do. Mom, if you leave the kids with their dad while you go out , please do not expect the routine he adheres to to be the same as yours; he may feed the kids cereal for lunch, let them nap in the living room and use duct tape to close a stubborn diaper. As long as the children are safe, fed, clothed ( even in miss-matched outfits) and not in wet or dirty diapers....I would say mission accomplished! When we dog the dads because they didn't do it OUR way, we are just setting them up to be uncooperative in volunteering for future dad-days with the kids, after all, who wants to hear that the job they have done is all wrong?
Coach a dad who may not know all the requirements of being the at-home parent in charge, even leave lists to be helpful with nap times, bottle schedules, and where the extra diapers are-- and most of it he will figure out on his own.
Do not expect the house to be in order or the dishes to be in the dishwasher when you get home- just plan on finding your children having fun with the man who loves them as much as you do.
Be the Parents: share the load!