An absent mother is often depicted as an unfathomable tragedy. An absent father though, is easily, and frequently, normalized.
The difference in how the public views parental involvement based on gender contributes to headlines celebrating how today’s generation of dads are supposedly more involved than ever before. Over the last decade, multiple studies have stated that Millennial and Gen Z dads spend more time with their kids than previous generations. This is research worth highlighting, as studies continue to report that children benefit from more involved dads.
Anna Kaladish Reynolds, The Federalist
Deseret News, Meridian Magazine
Scott Dziengelski, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Carl Ayers, Bob Bruder-Mattson, Bobby Cagle, Christopher Campbel, Maura Corrigan, Abby Cox, Brett Drake, James G. Dwyer, Sarah Font, Allicia Graham Frye, Antonio Garcia, Eric Gilmore, Jerry Haag, Ryan Hanlon, Rob Henderson, Randy Hicks, David J. Ley, Rafael A. Mangual, Jedd Medefind, Rachel Medefind, Hannah E. Meyers, David W. Murray, Herbie Newell, Darcy Olsen, Thea Ramirez, Tom Rawlings, Lesli Reece, Steven Reick, Ginger Rhoads, Ronald E. Richter, Carrie Sheffield, Nancy Toscano, Kate Trambitskaya, Viola Vaughan-Eden, Brad Wilcox, Dee Wilson, AEI
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