LEGAL PROMO
Changing times for the modern father The Covid-19 global pandemic has affected many aspects of our lives, not least the lives of many fathers
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t has made many people reassess things in their life and consider what is important to them. We have all had to work from home and be more flexible about how we work, fitting it around family time and childcare demands far more than ever before. The lockdowns have allowed those who were previously struggling to be home for dinner, bath or bedtime the opportunity to be there for all of those things. Parents have been able to share these roles and responsibilities. However, will these changes last forever?
Silver linings There have been some really positive changes in terms of families being able to spend more time together. Many couples have co-ordinated 38 read more at darlingmagazine.co.uk summer 2021
their schedules to juggle work commitments as well as childcare responsibilities, including the dreaded home schooling. Whilst statistically it has still been mothers, as primary care-givers, who have taken the lead in the childcare responsibilities, the pandemic has allowed many more men to be around and provide support. This is something they had never been able to do before. During the national lockdowns, those fathers who may have chosen the ‘big career’ where the mother has sacrificed hers for availability, and who regret this, have enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with children, eat meals with them, take on some of the childcare responsibilities. The pandemic did allow even those fathers with very long strict hours to be around more than they had ever been before.
