[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Other Canadian fathers are reporting a similar strengthened bond, according to research from the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation.The foundation asked 1,019 Canadian dads in May about the affect COVID-19 restrictions — specifically the directive to stay home — had on their family lives.
In the survey, 60 per cent of respondents reported feeling closer to their children, 52 per cent were more aware of their importance as a father and 49 per cent planned to be a more engaged father moving forward.The Men’s Initiative at UBC researched the same topic in virtual focus groups involving 45 fathers of children under the age of 19.