By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. May 10 2026 Despite widespread predictions that pandemic lockdowns would usher in a new era of hands-on fatherhood, a 15-year study of Filipino dads reveals a surprising reversal: routine caregiving dropped after restrictions lifted, and a father’s job status, not the pandemic itself, proved the real force shaping time spent with their kids. S tudy: Fathers’ caregiving time before and after the COVID-19 pandemic . Image Credit:

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