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Rethinking Fatherhood with Zach Watson

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Zach Watson is a "TikTok dad influencer" who is challenging the status quo when it comes to modern day fatherhood. In this episode we discuss what he has learned from three months of paternity leave, how he thinks dads need to change their behaviour from the minute their partner falls pregnant, and how we all need to shift patterns that enable dads to be let off the hook from parenting duties.
2 Feb 2022 English Explicit South Africa Self-Improvement · Relationships

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