Sharing Care: Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting

by Paul Hodkinson, Rachel Brooks, Rachel Brooks

Book Overview

Drawing on detailed qualitative research, this timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles over time, and what challenges they face along the way. The book asks what would encourage more fathers to become primary or equal caregivers, and how we can make things easier for those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529205972
• ISBN13: 9781529205978
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"