A recent study looked at how parents take care of their nine-month-old babies in England.
Four out of five primary caregivers said they cuddle, talk, and play with their babies several times a day.
This is a big change from 20 years ago when only 0.11% of babies were mainly taken care of by their dads at this age.
How it was tested
The study is following over 8,500 families and their babies born in England between September and November of 2021.
The study found that today's parents face challenges, with 25% having financial problems, and 20% feeling depressed since their kid was born.
Additionally, 33% of parents took parental leave from their job when their child was 9 months old, which is much more than it used to be 20 years ago.
The research also looked at how families use childcare and screens.
About 43% of families used some type of childcare when their kids were 9 months old.
Parents with higher incomes were 6 times more likely to use formal childcare than those with lower incomes.
Many babies, 72%, spent some time watching screens every day, with an average of 41 minutes.
Finally, the experiment showed that kids who played games and were read to often understood more words at 9 months.
