Greater Good Magazine spoke with experts to unpack some of the most common concerns parents face in the early years. What they found? Parenting rarely comes with black-and-white answers鈥攖here are often many ways to parent.
One parent posed a familiar question:
鈥淚鈥檓 the dad of a one-year-old, but it feels like I never see him. I leave for work before he wakes up, and he鈥檚 asleep by the time I get home. And when I do get time with him, he clearly prefers his mom. I keep telling myself this phase will pass鈥攂ut should I be doing more?鈥
Natasha Cabrera, professor of human development at the 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频, College Park, explains that many dads today want to be fully present but still feel the weight of being a provider. She notes that families often find creative ways to stay connected despite busy schedules. 鈥淒ads are just as critical as moms to the child鈥攚e just haven鈥檛 said that out loud about dads enough,鈥 Cabrera adds.
