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Passenger Parenting: Why New Dads Can Feel Involved But Not In Control
Most new dads want to be present and involved. Many quietly become passengers in their own family — and don't realise until it's already happened.Norma Barrett is a public health researcher at Deakin University who studies the transition to fatherhood — particularly why so many men show up committed and still end up feeling peripheral, guilty, or unsure of their role.We talk about what "passenger parenting" actually looks like, how it develops without men really choosing it, and whether it's possible to interrupt the drift. We also get into dad guilt and self-care, why fathers find it hard to…
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