How Paternity Leave Policies Help Moms, Babies, and Families
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When our second child was born, my spouse had several weeks of paternity leave under his parental leave policy at work. I’m a certified family life educator, and parental leave comes up regularly in my teaching and community work. So I was aware of the benefits his leave could have for our family—in theory. Still, I could not have imagined how significantly his leave would end up affecting our family and our connections with community. During his leave time, my spouse took our oldest child to playdates and birthday parties. He quickly became connected with our small-town network of families wi
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