The Christian Science Monitor paints a portrait of superdads who bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan.
Jennifer Wolcott writes (excerpt):
Social expectations are the biggest change in fatherhood in recent years, says Dr. Linda Nielsen, professor of adolescent psychology at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, N.C., and author of “Embracing Your Father: Building the Relationship You Want With Your Dad.”
Many fathers are eager to meet these expectations, she says, but they can’t see how to tweak their work schedules when their incomes are so critical to family security. According to her research, American fathers spend an average of 15 hours more per week in the office than their full-time working wives. Only 7 percent of eligible fathers take paternity leave.
“We have changed expectations without giving fathers what they need to rise to them,” Dr. Nielsen adds. “They need training and resources.”