"Hourly dad (or hired dad)" is a newly¹ created term where a man is hired to take a child to and from school, play games and work out with the child. He is paid by the hour and doesn't need to help the child with his/her homework.

 

“钟点爸爸”是一个新兴职业，主要负责接送孩子、陪孩子玩游戏、搞锻炼，不负责辅导学习，家长按小时付给报酬。

 

Hourly dads are needed because many parents are too busy to take care of their children or children from single-parent families (of a single mother in particular) may need someone to spend time with them like a father.

 

“钟点爸爸”的出现主要是由于很多家长忙于工作，没有时间接送和陪伴孩子；部分单亲家庭的孩子缺少父爱、父教，需要提供亲情服务。

 

Experts said that this idea was created with good intentions², and there is demand in the market. But parents are irreplaceable in a child's life, you cannot randomly³ hire someone to act as his/her father.

 

专家认为“钟点爸爸”的出发点是好的，市场也有一定的需求，但任何人都无法代替父母，靠“钟点爸爸”来弥补孩子的情感缺失之作法不可取。