#PaternalLeave

A new wave of research is challenging long-held assumptions about parental stress, revealing that fathers are experiencing deeper loneliness, greater overwhelm, and heavier emotional strain than mothers—a finding that carries profound significance for families in Thailand and around the world. According to two newly released nationwide surveys conducted in the United States, the emotional burdens shouldered by fathers have largely gone unnoticed, yet they are increasingly coming to the fore as societies reevaluate gender roles and family dynamics (eladelantado.com).