Pew Research reports that parents find child-care experiences more meaningful than paid work.
Wendy Wang, "Parents’ Time with Kids More Rewarding Than Paid Work — and More Exhausting," Pew Research Center, Report, October 8, 2013, accessed on July 18, 2022
American parents with children under age 18 find 62% of their child-care experiences “very meaningful,” compared with 36% of paid work-related activities. They also rate 12% of child-care activities “very tiring,” compared with 5% of paid work-related activities.