The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework

by Joshua Coleman

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press

, 2024

Overview

“A no-nonsense, no-nagging guide for catapulting the man in your life off the couch . . . a marriage instruction manual no woman should be without.” —Michele Weiner-Davis, founder of DivorceBusting.com, and author of Healing from Infidelity 

My job is more stressful than your’s.
I’m just not very good at domestic stuff.
Your standards are too high.
I never learned how to do this chore.

Have you heard one or more of the above excuses in the past month? Are you sick of your husband’s avoidance tactics regarding housework and parenting? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you need this book. The Lazy Husband is a hands-on guide to understanding and changing men’s attitudes towards domestic work and childcare. Dr. Joshua Coleman, author and clinical psychologist, understands that a happy marriage is a balanced marriage. And now, in his refreshingly honest and straightforward style, Coleman reveals exactly how women can motivate their husbands to become better partners and better fathers.

By outlining and defining the various types of lazy husbands, Dr. Joshua Coleman teaches women how to understand where their husbands are coming from and enact change. Some Lazy Husband types include:

• The Boy-Husband: This husband wants to be taken care of, and pretends to be incompetent around the house.
• The Perfectionist Husband: This husband wants the house and the kids to look perfect, but doesn’t want to do the work himself.
• The Angry Husband: This husband keeps his wife at bay with his irritability, anger, or intimidation.

From here, Coleman develops type-specific plans for change. By following these proactive plans, you too can achieve a happy, well-balanced marriage. Just remember, you can do less by getting your husband to do more.

Product Details

• Title: The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework
• Author: Joshua Coleman
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 241
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781429903042, 9780312327941, 0312327943, 142990304X
• Resource ID: LLS:9781429903042
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T17:45:16Z

About Joshua Coleman

Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., teaches Philosophy and World Religions to seniors at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, TX. He has also taught Social Justice at the same school. Dr. Coleman is currently publishing an article on Philosophy and the music group “The Band,” as well as writing a book on the relationship between Religion and College Football in the Deep South.