Title: Redefining fatherhood: What it means to 'be a man’ today
Headings: Redefining fatherhood: What it means to 'be a man’ today
Redefining fatherhood: What it means to 'be a man’ today
Content: Redefining fatherhood: What it means to 'be a man’ today
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Redefining fatherhood: What it means to 'be a man’ today
What does it mean to be a good dad?Once it might have meant providing for and protecting your family. For a new generation of American fathers, however, the definition of what it means to be a good dad increasingly also includes washing the dishes, making dinner or taking the kids to school. “Now, the expectation for good or bad, is both parents are breadwinners and caregivers,” said Matt Schn
June 10, 2014, 3:40 AM PDT
By Joy Jernigan
Today
What does it mean to be a good dad? Once it might have meant providing for and protecting your family. For a new generation of American fathers, however, the definition of what it means to be a good dad increasingly also includes washing the dishes, making dinner or taking the kids to school. “Now, the expectation for good or bad, is both parents are breadwinners and caregivers,” said Matt Schneider, co-founder of City Dads, a Meetup group for fathers. An exclusive TODAY survey of 2,000 moms and dads shows that fathers are more involved than ever before with their children, both emotionally and practically. While moms increasingly share the responsibility for the family’s income, dads are assisting with more of the childcare and household chores.