When the world talks about new norms, there is one thing without which the discussion wouldn’t mean anything. Do you have any guesses? Well, if not, here it is, working dads staying at home. It is now becoming a common phenomenon, and it can’t go unnoticed.
Insights on the New Normal
Dads are the most unappreciated people and fatherhood is the most complex relationship in the world. You will find plenty of phrases, quotes, books, poetries, and other literature pieces that are made to describe men’s bravery, but there is nothing for fathers.
Why is that?
The pertaining old-school thoughts must need to change. Fatherhood needs redefining. In fact, it is changing in many developed countries. Dads are becoming children’s favorite parent.
Staying at home doesn’t mean that they need their time for personal activities and pass their hours doing leisurely activities. But to take more proactive approaches in nurturing and developing children.
It wouldn’t be wrong if put like this that it is a new dawn for a social and professional life balance. With this more caring attitude for their children, unlike in the past decades, it is a refreshing change. A new approach for improving the relationship has been gaining swift acceptance from all over the world.
On the other hand, the ratio of single dads has been growing substantially. There are numerous uncertainties like family conflicts, breakups, and divorces that always separate the children from their fathers, even if the fathers were the right guardian.
But there should always be expectation for a silver lining, and for fatherhood, it indeed is a good time. Moreover, kids love to spend time with dads.
According to Pew Research, these are some key facts that need attention and shouldn’t go undiscussed.
- The research center presented that about six in ten dads say they spend too little time with their children. Because of this, the horrifying distance is poling apart children and dads.
- Around 50% to 60% of dads found it challenging, maintaining a work-life balance.
- Around 29% of dads say that they are always in a rush and the attention is divided.
After seeing the research’s upsetting figures, there feels a definite need for staying at home dads.
The Positive Approach
As already said that stay at home dads is emerging as the new norm because dads are trying their hardest to erase the relationship gap between a child and a father.
Has anyone ever imagined what fathers have been through in their day or life?
The world is so unthankful, and dads are mostly taken for granted. After hours of tiring working shifts in the office to taking a significant amount of financial burden it can be emotionally exhausting for them. The spirit and energy of spending time with kids and family of any person would drain out after a long day of office work. But still, hundreds and millions of fathers compromise on their rest and spend time with everyone, which mustn’t go unappreciated.
Due to these, fathers have taken a firm position in disputes about why they are not being provided with paternal leaves, work from home options, or any other alternative approaches, which offer them a time to develop loving terms with their kids?
With these increasing thoughts, the staying at home ratio is gaining numbers and significance. Dads are learning new ways to spend quality time with their kids, which is a fantastic idea that must be followed in the longer run. There are tons of activities that dads and kids would be doing, like playing baseball, practicing gold in the nearby fields and parks, learning a new skill, solving mathematics problems together, and even buying exciting winter wears, toys, and chocolates.
Some dads also believe that they could make their children yummy and delicious lunches, dinner, desserts, or even snacks, like sandwiches. Or perhaps, planning a family vacation to the best destination according to the budget and likeness would do even better. Wrapping it up, staying at home dads would add more bliss to the family.
The Final Words
Here are the following statements from dads;
- Mothers are not the sole care-takers and responsibility bearers of kids. Dads have equal responsibilities and they need to own up to it.
- A lot of dads are changing their attitudes and fighting the stigma surrounding the “stay at home”.
- Although to many dads, the new statement isn’t acceptable at first. But still, a lot have been trying to envision the new norm and its positive benefits.
Diversity is beneficial for everyone, and it must be appreciated. Moms don’t have the only obligation of caring and looking after the kids. Fathers’ share would create a prodigious diversity, and it would be worthy for everyone.
Pinstripe Magazine Staff
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