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Work from Home Option May Be Better to Fight for than Paternity Leave

May 27, 2020 by Tobin Walsh Leave a Comment

kids pretending to be work at home parents

In preparing for the arrival of his first child, my brother-in-law mentioned that he planned to take advantage his company’s paternity leave program for the first six weeks of his infant’s life. “That’s great,” I assured him. Then I suggested an alternative. “I’d take a couple of days at first and some more time when your baby is doing more – like in six months, ” I said. My brother-in-law was dumbfounded, likely the same reaction you might be having as you think, Is this dad really saying paternity leave is shortsighted?  I said this because I’ve come to realize this: Paternity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: at-home parenting, work-life balance Tagged With: family leave, work-at-home parents

Dads Day of Action Brings Paid Family Leave Issue to Capitol Hill

October 24, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

Alexis Ohanian meets with members Congress on Dads Day of Action

City Dads Group members took to social media Tuesday to support efforts in Washington, D.C., to convince U.S. lawmakers of the importance of paid family leave and erasing the stigma of fathers taking time off to care for their children. Nearly 50 of our dads and other fatherly friends used #Dadvocates, #PaidFamilyLeave and #PaternityLeavePledge on Twitter and Instagram to tell their stories about the need for parents to receive paid time off from work to care for their children, especially in those critical early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news, outreach, work-life balance Tagged With: Dove Men+Care, family leave

Paid Paternity Leave Gave Me Special Bonding Time with My Newborn

September 23, 2019 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Michael Andersen-Leavey and his son. Cole, with whom he took 20 weeks of paid paternity leave to care for after his birth

My husband, Matthew, and I chose the surrogacy path to fatherhood. When we started our journey in November 2014, my employer provided six weeks of paternity leave to primary caregivers; Matthew’s only provided one day for the birth of a child. Fast forward to January 2017. My employer, American Express, extended parental and paternity leave to 20 weeks to all care givers! In addition, it was paid paternity leave -- at 100% pay -- and your job remains protected for the duration -- well beyond the protected, unpaid 12 weeks of leave made available to parents through the federal Family and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: babies / pregnancy, work-life balance Tagged With: Dove Men+Care, family leave

Paternity Leave Campaign Aims to Create Advocates Online

June 10, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

father holds baby while coloring

With Father's Day nearing, Dove Men+Care wants to cultivate advocates for paid paternity leave through a newly created forum on social media. The grooming products company, a longtime outreach partner with City Dads Group, has launched Advocates for Paternity Leave, a closed Facebook group. In this digital space, DM+C hopes expectant dads, families and other individual and business allies will find inspiration to help change federal laws regarding paid family leave, engage with other like-minded activists, and learn how to advocate for the cause, according to company spokespeople. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: outreach, work-life balance Tagged With: Dove Men+Care, family leave, sponsored event / post

Giving Time, Not Money, Priority for a Healthy, Happy Family

April 29, 2019 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

hands giving time to others family

Even before becoming a dad, I always thought my role as a father was to be the family’s provider. I grew up in an environment where undoubtedly that was the case, and it was reinforced by the corporate environment where I started my career because the culture there highly valued money over time. Therefore, it’s no surprise that I grew fascinated with focusing on my career and making as much money as I could, even at the expense of my personal time. Then -- boom. My wife and I had to deal with a series of health issues. First, it was mine: a serious case of shingles that evolved into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: at-home parenting, work-life balance Tagged With: family leave, Marlon Gutierrez, men's health, work-at-home parents

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