Paternity Leave

Suzanne Field in her essay gives five reasons why parental leave is a myth. Men cannot feed children with breast milk, Fields observes. Fathers are "not recovering from carrying extra pounds for nine month," they haven't experienced labor pains, "and their bodies are not trying to deal with changing hormones and the flow of mother's milk," Fields argues.(3) Men should be out working to support their families financially, she contends, not staying at home and "burping Junior." "If Congress mandates that society look upon both parents as equals after childbirth," Fields suggests, "why shouldn't we expect mommy to go back to work as soon as daddy does?" (7)

She prefers the Family Protection Act, which "asks companies to show a hiring preference to those who have been out of the work force for up to six years because they chose to raise children." (10)

The theory Suzanne Fields argues in her essay "parental Leave Is a Myth-take" is about that mothers must stay at home and raise children, and fathers have to work and support their families. Now days, the world is changing, and a lot of moms have great job and make more money. As a result, fathers can stay 12 weeks at home and take care about newborn baby. In this essay I will against Fields position. In most families mothers stay home and" provide the primary care for a newborn baby," but fathers have this opportunity too. In addition, Government-mandated have a law for parental leave bill. (3)

Men cannot breastfeed newborn children naturally, but they can use special supplies for this. Mothers are ones who can breastfeed the baby. However, sometime the conditions are difficult, and fathers can feed newborn babies instead the mothers. Now days are lots of special supplies to help parents keep breast milk fresh. Fathers can use froze milk to feed newborn baby, or mothers can use breast pump and get milk for next feeding.

Men do not have to recover after the new born baby, but they can help to do some important work around the house. After the delivery, moms need time to recover. During the time, they "double burdens" with newborn, maybe other children, house work, shopping, cooking, so they need help. Fathers can help in this hard moment; they can go shopping, take care about other children, do some laundry, cleaning, and help to cook something. Therefore, mother can more focus on baby and take care about herself. In day time father can care about baby, so mother can take nap or do some important things in the house. When father is at home, he can take care about a lot of things, so mother does not have to do it.

Sometimes mother makes more money, so she can support the family financially instead the father. In current time job is really important, make money and support family is the main point why parents have to go to work. Usually fathers make good money,