NEW YORK, Sept. 15 — Midlife is typically a time when men are perfecting their golf game. But some are finding that patty-cake is more their speed. Fatherhood is on the minds of more men in their 40s and 50s these days, impacting the dating world….Between 1980 and 2002, the rate of births among men age 40 to 44 went up 32 percent, and up 21 percent for those age 45 to 49. For men 50 to 54, the growth was 9 percent. “They’re waiting until they’re ready,” suggests Armin Brott, author of Father for Life. Older fathers are often calmer and form strong emotional bonds with their kids.
