Men Also Wired for Childcare

Men Also Wired for Childcare
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:01:00 -0500

A new study in the Sept. 12 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says it is not just women who are biologically tuned for childcare; men are too.

The study's finding that men's testosterone levels are reduced after entering stable relationships and becoming fathers suggests that men, like women, are wired to shift their priorities as their social duties shift to caregiving and fathering.

"Fathers who are the most involved with ...

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