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Dads ‘babysitting’ instead of minding kids - a double standard?

Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly says that ‘Dads don't babysit their kids’. Babysitting ...

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13.56 30 May 2024


Dads ‘babysitting’ instead of minding kids - a double standard?


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13.56 30 May 2024


Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly says that ‘Dads don't babysit their kids’. Babysitting is taking care of someone else's child, so why do people commonly refer to fathers minding their kids as ‘babysitting’ them?   

Niamh joins Seán Moncrieff to discuss.


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