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Dad-Friendly Benefits Must Be Nurtured
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Talk to your human resources office about the implications that taking father-friendly benefits will have on your career, Shambaugh recommended. "It may be that you can have flexibility, but taking it may slow down the level of responsibility that you're given in an organization."
Warren recommended what he called an A-B-C strategy for getting management on your side:
· Ask early during the pregnancy so that you and the company have time to prepare for your leave or changed schedule.
· Be flexible in how you take time off or shift your hours.
· Communicate your family values while at work so your employer knows family is important to you long before you take paternity leave.
Once management is sold on the concept, it becomes easier to use dad-friendly policies. That was the case for Eric Boehk, 29, a senior manager in the audit practice of the McLean office of KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory services firm.
Within a few months of Boehk's son's birth last year, three other men in his office also became fathers. With the encouragement of the company's leadership, each of the men took the two-week paid paternity leave that KPMG offers.
"I definitely did not have to ask for it," Boehk said.
