University Of Texas Study: Same-Sex Parents Invest More Time In Child-Focused Activities

According to a new major study from the University of Texas, gay parents spend more time interacting with their children than do straight parents. The Independent reports:

The report’s author, Kate Prickett, said: “Our findings support the argument that parental investment in children is at least as great – and possibly greater – in same-sex couples as for different-sex couples.” The research, to be published in Britain on the Child and Family Blog tomorrow, analysed time spent with with children while engaged in activities that supported physical and cognitive development. Tasks such as reading, playing, helping with homework, bath time, and doctor’s appointments were included, but passive activities such as watching television, or doing housework while a child was around, did not count. Dr Prickett said “Our study suggests that … children with two-parents-of-the-same-sex families received more focused time from their parents – 3.5 hours a day, compared with 2.5 hours by children with different-sex parents.”

The study found that the difference was more pronounced in families with two mothers. JMG reader Str8 Grandmother points out that the University of Texas is also home to the infamous and widely-debunked Regnerus study.