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How Paternity Leave Helps Dads’ Brains Adapt to Parenting

November 15, 2023
Illustration by An Chen

The benefits of paternity leave are many. Research has shown that taking time off work to care for a newborn child is good for father-baby bonding, the baby’s development, and the parents’ relationship with each other. But there’s one more huge benefit that we’re just now learning about thanks to new data and research: paternal brain training.

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