Butt out when Dad’s in charge and let him do it his way

When dads are in charge of the kids and home then mums need to butt out and let them do it their way, suggests Helen O’Callaghan.  

MAKE sure they do their homework when they get in from school. Give them vegetables for dinner. And remember, bedtime’s at 8pm.

For the many women who micromanage their husband whenever he’s looking after the children — pin to-do lists on cupboard doors and stick prepared meals in the fridge — a new book has a radical message: Butt out when Dad’s in charge and let him do it his way.