“Do these vignettes signal a real change in the division of childcare, or are we witnessing a temporary blip that will fade when the economy reverts back to normal?” A crucial question.
as the child gets older. For instance, fathers who take leave are far more likely to read to their children. Indeed, paternity leave appears to encourage good parenting behaviors for men across the board., 82 percent of Americans support paid maternity leave and 69 percent supported paid paternity leave.
Another policy that would give fathers more time with children is a national minimum wage. Low-wage jobs are a major barrier to parents who want to spend more time with their kids; many require “work hours that start early in the morning or end late at night, or both, and bleed over into the weekends,” notes, a report by the National Women’s Law Center. “[E]mployers may give [workers] only a few days’ notice of their work schedules, which can have too few hours one week and too many the next.
Fathers and kids would also benefit from expanding the federal Head Start program, which offers child care and education for children from birth to age five. The nonprofit reports that Head Start significantly improved how fathers interacted with and related to their children. “[Head Start] children were more able to engage with their fathers and be more attentive, showing their fathers’ efforts to engage with them.”that good laws empower dads and help children over the long haul. And mothers’ health improves when they don’t have to do it all. It’s a classic win-win.
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