Men and Women create a child. 2 people make 1, it doesn't only take 1 person to have a child. If a couple is together with a child they should be able to choose when they want to have their maternity and paternity leaves. I think mothers and father should be with their child as long as they can while they are young, spending as much time as they can with them. I think mothers should have a maternity leave then after they are finished the father should some in and be with the child for 40 weeks afterwards, so the child has a total of 80 weeks with full contact with the mother and father. The father plays a large role in a child life, more fathers should get paid paternity leave. According to a 2013 report from the Society of Human Resource Management, "a mere 15 percent of employers offer paid paternity leave – this despite research underscoring the importance of a father’s involvement in his children’s life." This number should increase because it could cause children to bond more with their fathers at a young age. If the father always leaves and never spends time with the child, the child never comes in contact with him and is a mere ghost to the child, a person who just comes and goes. 
Metro Parent says, “We also know that when fathers take leave during infancy, they are more likely to be involved in their children’s lives down the road.” Having this bond with the father causes the children to be more obedient, giving them a role model, this could cause less emotional/social problems as they go through their teen years. Having that 2 years to bond with your parents give the child someone to talk to and help them through their problems later in life. They have more than just 1 person they have bonded to in their life. Everyone wants a strong relationship, we want to have that with our children, we don't want a caregiver to have that bond instead of you. Parenting can be stressful for parents, it makes it easier if you can stay home with a child and not work at the same time and pay for childcare. Ashley Fraxcons says,"Us moms need our guys the first few months (err, years) of babydom. We’re healing both physically and emotionally. We’re adjusting to our new roles, our new bodies and our new schedules. Having our partner in crime around comforts and helps us more than we can say in our sleep-deprived state", because they are changing having that time to break and know that after your break is over the father will take care of the child takes lots of stress off. Today, in modern times, it can be hard to achieve this. I believe that if we take this into consideration and think about how it can help our society as a whole it can improve all the lives of our future citizens of the US.
Sources:
http://www.parenting.com/article/paternity-leave-new-fathershttp://www.metroparent.com/daily/parenting/parenting-issues-tips/dads-and-paternity-leave-why-they-should-take-it/
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