ABSTRACT
Case Story: Finding a Balance in Life Masahiko Tanaka is 36 years old and is an employee of a company in Tokyo. He lives with his wife, who is also employed, and their 3-yearold son. His wife was a college classmate, and he shares the housework equally with her. Masahiko enjoyed everyday life with his wife until the time of her pregnancy. When he learned she was pregnant, he was very happy about becoming a father, but he did not realize what it would mean to be a father. Masahiko gradually came to understand about life as a parent when he attended a fathering class at the urging of his wife. In this class he learned how to support his pregnant wife and to take care of a baby. When he met his son just after the delivery, he experienced new feelings of responsibility.
