Stay-at-home dads

Canadian parents are thinking about their kids, not contemplating gender deconstruction or feminist theory

August 13, 2008 | by Peter Jon Mitchell , Senior Researcher, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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Endnotes

  1. L. Mason, personal communication, August 10, 2008.
  2. Beaupré, P., Cloutier, E. (2007) Navigating family transitions: Evidence from the General Social Survey 2006. Statistics Canada. p. 13. Retrieved August 12, 2008 from http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/89-625-XIE/89-625-XIE2007002.pdf
  3. For a summary of these themes and further discussion see Doucet, A. (2006) Do Men Mother? Toronto: U of T Press.
  4. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (2006, April 1) Canadians make choices on child care. Canadian Family Views, no.1. p.2. Retrieved August 12, 2008 from http://www.imfcanada.org/issues/canadians-make-choices-about-childcare
  5. Beaupré and Cloutier, p.15.
  6. Marshall, K. (2008, June) Fathers’ use of paid parental leave. Perspectives. Statistics Canada. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2008 from http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/75-001-XIE/2008106/pdf/10639-en.pdf
  7. Ibid., pp. 5-6.
  8. Ibid., pp. 8.
  9. Le Menestrel, S. (1999) What do fathers contribute to children’s well-being? Research Brief. Child Trends. p.1 Retrieved August 11, 2008 from http://www.childtrends.org/files/dadchild.pdf
  10. Turcotte, M. (2007, February) Time spent with family during the typical workday, 1986 – 2005. Canadian Social Trends. Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2008 from http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/11-008-XIE/2006007/pdf/11-008-XIE20060079574.pdf
  11. Polatnick, M.R. (2002, April) Do children want more time with their full-time employed parents? Working Paper No. 37. Centre for Working Families, University of California Berkeley. Retrieved August 11, 2008 from http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/berkeley/papers/37.pdf
    Quist, D. (2007) Who’s play around now? IMFC Review. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. Available from http://www.imfcanada.org/issues/whos-playing-around-now
  12. Le Menestrel, p. 1.
  13. Ibid.,
  14. Belsky, J. et al. (2007). Are There Long-Term Effects of Early Child Care? Child Development, Vol. 78, No. 2, p.681-701.
    Loeb, S., Bridges, M., Bassok, D., Fuller, B., Rumberger, R. (2007). How much is too much? The influence of preschool centers on children’s social and cognitive development. Economics of Education Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 52-66.
  15. Watamura, S., Donzella, B., Alwin, J., Gunnar, M. (2003). Morning-to-Afternoon Increases in Cortisol Concentrations for Infants and Toddlers at Child Care: Age Differences and Behavioral Correlates. Child Development, Vol 74, No. 4, p. 1006-1020.
  16. L. Mason, personal communication, August 10, 2008.