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	Podcast:		Inside Appalachia
	Episode:		‘I Hope You’re Never Afraid When I’m Around’: Dads Share Their Stories
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:51:44
	Publish Date:		2020-06-19 12:29:28
	Description:		In honor of Father’s Day, this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia is dedicated to dads. A man’s brain is rewired when he holds his newborn baby just after birth. Scientists have found that after holding his infant in his arms for 30 minutes, a dad’s brain gets flooded with dopamine and oxytocin, which is sometimes referred to as “the love hormone.” In just a few moments, his brain chemistry is changed forever. This episode includes stories from new fathers who have spent more time with their children during the coronavirus lockdown, a dad remembers his daughter’s birth 37 years ago, and we include a personal essay about what it's like to become a foster dad. In this interview , recorded in the StoryCorps recording bus in 2018, Renee Frymyer and her father Thomas Burger discussed an uncommon practice for a dad back in the 1970s. He stayed home as a full-time father for a year while his wife worked. Only two percent of fathers stayed home with the kids back then, and 40 years later, it
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