The Surprising Ways Fatherhood Changes Men

Before the baby arrives, men are already changing in ways that reshape their brains, hormones, and sense of self.

Illustration by Sunny Lo/The Epoch Times

Decades of research have examined what fathers do for their children. Almost none of it asks the question: What does having children do to fathers?

Many men struggle to articulate what happens after they become fathers. Life continues to look similar from the outside—the same job, the same house, and similar daily routines. Yet many fathers describe the feeling that something fundamental has shifted.