Hormones influence how both men and women allocate their energy towards various life goals, including parenting. Whereas historically and culturally, many male mammals including humans have not engaged in caregiving, new evidence suggests that men experience hormonal changes that support parenting roles. The rise of gay, single, and stay-at-home fathers exemplifies this potential, indicating that caregiving is both a natural and evolved capacity for men. Through a study of birds, who readily shift from mating to nurturing their young, parallels can be drawn about the biological foundations of fatherhood.
Men experience hormonal changes that prepare them for fatherhood, challenging the notion that childcare is unnatural for men, despite cultural variations.
Growing numbers of gay fathers, single fathers, and stay-at-home fathers show that men's caregiving potential, supported biologically, is tapable and real.
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