That was extremely interesting, and does seem quite plausible. I would be very interested to see whether the effect carries on where men already take some paternity leave. I also wonder if there...
That was extremely interesting, and does seem quite plausible. I would be very interested to see whether the effect carries on where men already take some paternity leave.
I also wonder if there is an inflection point in the quantity of leave wherein men start wanting larger families again. IE if two weeks of paternity leave is enough to inform them that childcare is extremely difficult, but not enough to make the task on the whole easier for the family.
This brings to mind something that's always confused me: What did they think child rearing constituted prior to obtaining paternity leave? Surely, even in their comparatively limited time with...
This brings to mind something that's always confused me: What did they think child rearing constituted prior to obtaining paternity leave? Surely, even in their comparatively limited time with their child when they DIDN'T have paternity leave, they saw how frustrating and needy children can be even in that short time frame they interacted with them every day. Did it just never occur to them that kids are like that all the time? Surely no one is that oblivious.
It was an inference based on the trend of men wanting fewer overall children. I interpreted that to mean that they saw how difficult child rearing is, and thus became more empathetic to whoever in...
It was an inference based on the trend of men wanting fewer overall children. I interpreted that to mean that they saw how difficult child rearing is, and thus became more empathetic to whoever in their life was raising said child(ren) predominately. I'm not sure I follow how wanting to spend more time with your kids would equate to wanting fewer of them.
That's a take I hadn't considered. I assumed that spending more time with your children and thus experiencing the value of having that bond would only encourage you to have more children so you...
That's a take I hadn't considered. I assumed that spending more time with your children and thus experiencing the value of having that bond would only encourage you to have more children so you could share that bond with more of them. Up to a point, of course.
That was extremely interesting, and does seem quite plausible. I would be very interested to see whether the effect carries on where men already take some paternity leave.
I also wonder if there is an inflection point in the quantity of leave wherein men start wanting larger families again. IE if two weeks of paternity leave is enough to inform them that childcare is extremely difficult, but not enough to make the task on the whole easier for the family.
This brings to mind something that's always confused me: What did they think child rearing constituted prior to obtaining paternity leave? Surely, even in their comparatively limited time with their child when they DIDN'T have paternity leave, they saw how frustrating and needy children can be even in that short time frame they interacted with them every day. Did it just never occur to them that kids are like that all the time? Surely no one is that oblivious.
It was an inference based on the trend of men wanting fewer overall children. I interpreted that to mean that they saw how difficult child rearing is, and thus became more empathetic to whoever in their life was raising said child(ren) predominately. I'm not sure I follow how wanting to spend more time with your kids would equate to wanting fewer of them.
That's a take I hadn't considered. I assumed that spending more time with your children and thus experiencing the value of having that bond would only encourage you to have more children so you could share that bond with more of them. Up to a point, of course.