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Calling all dads can you handle these 30 tasks that mothers do every day?
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A new challenge based in Australia is aiming to see if dads can complete the tasks that mothers do every day. - photo by Herb Scribner
A bunch of dads are about to find out what a mom goes through every day.

A group in Australia has started a new challenge called Tough Mother that asks dads to complete 30 obstacles, all of which are things mothers do every day, like changing bed linens, spending Saturdays running errands and teaching their children a new skill or sport, for 48 hours.

For just one weekend this year, swap golf, footy and hardware for housework, home detention and the unpredictable universe of domestic bliss, Tough Mothers website says. "And in the process discover the relationship and parenting positives that come with understanding a job that needs to be fully experienced to be fully understood. Think you're up for it?

The campaign aims to provide couples with an understanding that both parents' roles are important for children.

Think this is an easy challenge? Here are what a few dads had to say about it.

The role of a mother isnt an easy one by any means. In fact, a report from Salary.com surveyed more than 15,000 mothers to find how much mothers would earn if they were paid for all the tasks they complete in a week.

The report found that the job of being a stay-at-home mom would make an annual salary of $118,905, whereas working mothers would earn $70,107 a year since they spend less time at home completing the daily tasks that stay-at-home moms complete.

The report came to this conclusion by taking the weekly tasks of a mother like doing laundry, cooking and talking to their children and breaking them down by the real-world equivalent pay like laundry operators, cooks and psychologists.

These salaries show that a mothers daily work is no joke and is almost immeasurable.

Moms. We love them and for good reason, the report said. After all, they brought us into the world, raised us, taught us right from wrong and supported us in just about everything weve ever done. Biological? Adopted? It doesnt matter. We owe our mothers everything.

But as the Tough Mother challenge suggests, both parents working together is essential to raising a child. And what matters most for children is the quality of time, not the specific amount of time, they spend with their parents.

A study from the Journal of Marriage and Family published in March found that children have more academic success, positive emotional well-being and better behavior when they spend quality time with a parent, The Washington Post reported.

I could literally show you 20 charts, and 19 of them would show no relationship between the amount of parents time and childrens outcomes. Nada. Zippo, Melissa Milkie, one of the studys authors, told The Washington Post.

This fits in with a long line of research that shows quality time trumps quantity in parenting, The Washington Post reported. Warmth, affection and unconditional love help children grow more than time spent ever could.

In an ideal world, this study would alleviate parents guilt about the amount of time they spend, Milkie told The Washington Post, and show instead whats really important for kids.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.