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Today's dads help out more than previous generations. Is it actually enough?

July 7, 2024
Today's dads help out more than previous generations. Is it actually enough?

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.

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