The extended COVID-19 social isolation could be an opportunity for parents to have an impact on how boys are schooled in masculinity.
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When children don’t live with their fathers, educators often act as if the men don’t exist, an expert on child development laments in an essay about why schools must do more to recognize dads.
New research has found one in five dads has experienced symptoms of depression and/or anxiety after having children.
The tasks of fatherhood are changing, but society’s expectations haven’t caught up. Many dads use online discussion groups, blogs and videos to explore their new identities.
Fathers are important for children starting from the very beginning of life, but few early parenting resources are available for men. Two scholars who studied this explain their findings.
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