Germans don’t make babies. It’s a national epidemic. In order to help encourage young couples to do the deed, the German government now offers paternal leave giving parents a whopping 14-months off from work after squeezing out a wee one. In Berlin, and especially in our neighborhood, fathers are happily taking on the role of full-time mommy and daddy.
Although some of them feel a little alienated from the mommy culture, so they’ve created a Father’s Center where dads can drink coffee, talk sports, and bounce little baby Borris on the their knee.
Here’s a radio piece I did for Deutsche Welle
For some visuals check out this video (in German).
-Debbie
