Abstract
Great changes have taken place in family life in the last few decades in Sweden, as elsewhere in the industrialised world. Eighty per cent ofmothers with small children today are gainfully employed outside the home, leading to increased demands that fathers take on a greater share of work at home. Encouraged by the option of paid parental leave for fathers, expectant fathers have begun to participate more actively in early parenting. Experimental training classes for fathers have been initiated by the government to address the needs of expectant fathers in preparation for fatherhood. This paper discusses the consequences of changing views about fatherhood, and shares some experiences of fathers'training groups, and the ways in which men's parenting skills are growing and bringing them closer to their children.
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