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Here’s a question that was brought up in my Psychology of Women class. I want to get everyone’s opinion on this. The reaction of people in my class truly amazed me, and I am shocked by how many people were against paternity leave and stay at home dads. As one girl in my class said, "It doesn't take that much effort to wake up at 2 am and give a baby a bottle." My only response was, "Wait till you have kids." This class will be the death of me.
Paternity leave: How do you feel about men getting paternity leave when their wife has a child? For it or against it? What about a stay at home dads? For it or against it?
4 musings:
100% for it, of course!
More help for the moms and it gives couples a chance to see that they're truly in it together.
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Girl in your class who thinks it's not hard to wake up at 2:00... If she truly believes that, then she shouldn't ever ask her husband/boyfriend/babydaddy to do mid-night feedings.
Parenting is a team effort. Shared responsibility=shared joys.
As far as waking up at 2am, well.. I'm always awake then anyway. But I don't think anyone should have an opinion on this unless they are around kids a lot or have some of their own. It's between the father and the mother if that is something that will work for them or not.
I am totally for paternity leave. In those first week, it really helps you to bond as a family. And, I think that is very, very important to the mommy and the child. My husband was very involved in the birth of my daughter and continues to be plugged in to her life. We need to stop excluding fathers from this experience.
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