
Footie practice, breaking patterns and presence: how millennial fathers are reshaping parenthood
Oliver Balch
created: June 11, 2025, 7 a.m. | updated: June 25, 2025, 8:54 a.m.
“Just before Hunter goes to sleep, we have this little two or three-minute conversation, about his day and how he’s feeling,” says Paul Bent, who is father to the five-year-old.
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He was there in the hospital ward during Hunter’s difficult birth, putting into practice the hypnobirthing technique she’d dutifully learned.
“What he gives me,” Bent reflects with joy, “is unconditional love.” That’s heartwarming, but also understandable.Kids, after all, are first-rate mimics.
Paul Bent is the author of Hellp!
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