Kevin Hiridjee, psychologist: “For a long time, it was the birth of the child that gave birth to the father. Today, fathers are born before children”

Published on January 12, 2025 at 08:56. / Modified on January 12, 2025 at 08:56.

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From the all-powerful patriarch to the absent subscribers via the myth of the “good father”, the father figure continues to transform according to feminist waves, scientific progress, political decisions and gender studies. How do those involved experience these successive revolutions? What support can they count on to build themselves, between family heritage, cultural references or nursing staff? Clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst in a maternity and fertility center, Kevin Hiridjee is in contact with a wide spectrum of men experiencing the pangs and joys of being fathers, from the announcement of pregnancy to the independence of children who in turn become adults.

By listening to them, observing them and guiding them through this long-term experience, he identified recurring questions raised by the transformations of society and individuals. As a couple or alone, facing divorce, infertility or marital problems, Kevin Hiridjee records the obstacles to better confront them. Halfway between the essay and the collection of testimonies, What is a father? Perspectives on fatherhoods yesterday and today (Ed. Fayard) is a welcome book in the publishing landscape linked to parenting issues.

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