{"id":14,"date":"2010-05-14T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T13:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:14:05","slug":"how-canadian-men-feel-as-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/caregiving\/how-canadian-men-feel-as-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"How Canadian men feel as Dads"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>As a female, it is so natural to become a mother. Our make up is geared towards it. But how do men feel about parenthood? I always wondered&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Are they enjoying it? Do they feel part of it? Is it important to them? <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/father-son.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15\" title=\"father &amp; son\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/father-son-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Family Parent Father Son\" width=\"159\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/father-son-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/father-son.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, I saw some light on the issue with the publication of a National Survey in the June&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/todaysparent.com\">Today&#8217;s Parent<\/a>, called &#8220;The State of Fatherhood&#8221;. 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