by Charlie Brooks posted in Mom Stories

Stay-at-home dads: They used to be rare but, as discussed in a recent NPR article, they?re becoming more common. The emergence of the stay at home dad has brought a slew of parenting changes for the future.
A survey from the Pew Research Center found that dads have more than doubled their family involvement since 1965, that fewer dads are the sole bread-winner for their family, and that more dads see parenting as central to their identity.
Speaking for myself, I guess this leaves me as an old-school dad. I spend a lot of time at work and make about 95 percent of my family's income. Despite that, I also cook, clean, and make time to be at hockey practices and dance recitals. Sometimes, I even get through a week without my head exploding. The shift from man of the house to caregiver/co-bread-winner has a number of issues that dads are still working through. Fathers from older generations used to be more hands-off on average. The culture shift means that these new fathers aren't asking their own dads for advice.
Instead of turning to their own parents, fathers tend to ask advice from their partners. Unfortunately, this means that moms often have to pull double duty, serving as both parents and mentors. Hopefully, the extra help they get in daily chores helps to balance things out.

Even as times change, I think there's still a lot of male ego involved in fatherhood. Even if newer dads are taking a more hands-on approach, the role models...