should fathers take paternity leave
Should Fathers Take Paternity Leave?
N.Y. Mets' second baseman Daniel Murphy was blasted for missing two games to be with his wife and newborn baby. He then goes on to say “my wife and I discussed it, we felt the best thing for my family would be for me to stay the next day” (Susteren). Is this the message we want to send to fathers when their newborn child is born? No, we want to encourage them to take paternity leave from work just as mothers get maternity leave from work. The few days that he takes off work once the baby is born and is still in the hospital is not enough for him to bond with the child because there are doctors and nurses coming in and out the room checking on mom and baby. Then there is also family and friends coming to visit and see the new bundle of joy. So during this time there is really no time for daddy and baby bonding time or daddy, mommy and baby family bonding time and not to mention if the family has other children they need to have the proper bonding time as a family with the new baby.
If the father does not get paternity leave when it is time for discharge from hospital it will be time for him to go back to work and he will have not started that important bonding time with the baby. If he gets to have this important time off from work not only will they bond with their new baby together and by himself it will most likely strengthen his relationship with his wife or girlfriend by showing her that he values his family over his job. Also if they have other kids she does not have to worry about being home with a newborn and older child/children by herself for a while because he will be there helping her with cooking, cleaning and being with the older children while she’s' with the baby and vice a versa. Also, they can have this time to bond as a family and let the older child/children know that this baby is an addition to our family and not here to replace you.
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N.Y. Mets' second baseman Daniel Murphy was blasted for missing two games to be with his wife and newborn baby. He then goes on to say “my wife and I discussed it, we felt the best thing for my family would be for me to stay the next day” (Susteren). Is this the message we want to send to fathers when their newborn child is born? No, we want to encourage them to take paternity leave from work just as mothers get maternity leave from work. The few days that he takes off work once the baby is born and is still in the hospital is not enough for him to bond with the child because there are doctors and nurses coming in and out the room checking on mom and baby. Then there is also family and friends coming to visit and see the new bundle of joy. So during this time there is really no time for daddy and baby bonding time or daddy, mommy and baby family bonding time and not to mention if the family has other children they need to have the proper bonding time as a family with the new baby.
If the father does not get paternity leave when it is time for discharge from hospital it will be time for him to go back to work and he will have not started that important bonding time with the baby. If he gets to have this important time off from work not only will they bond with their new baby together and by himself it will most likely strengthen his relationship with his wife or girlfriend by showing her that he values his family over his job. Also if they have other kids she does not have to worry about being home with a newborn and older child/children by herself for a while because he will be there helping her with cooking, cleaning and being with the older children while she’s' with the baby and vice a versa. Also, they can have this time to bond as a family and let the older child/children know that this baby is an addition to our family and not here to replace you.
This time off for him will be circuital especially if his wife of