How Father Involvement Can Increase Positive Social And Emotional Development

Demographically, over 90% of the participants strongly agreed that fatherhood is crucial in our society. A little over 47% of fathers, that encouragement from the mothers of their children matters because of the obstacles they faced with finance, and their duties on the job. The final results of marital status statistics is over 80% married fathers, nine percent divorced, and six percent never married. One surprising statistic was 90% cohabitate with the mother and focal child (Glenn & Popenoe, 2006).

In contrast to the life-course adversity and personality trait models, evolutionary models suggest that early onset of father absence places daughters at special risk for early sexual activity and adolescent pregnancy. Specifically, evolutionary psychologists have hypothesized that the developmental pathways underlying variation in daughters’ reproductive strategies are “especially sensitive to the father’s role in the family and the mothers’ sexual attitudes and behavior in early childhood” (Draper & Harpending). Consistent others work on the other effects of early father absence on personality development in teenage daughters. Including the evolutionary model suggests that teenage girls detect and internally remember the information about

The article “The Distinct, Positive Impact of a Good Dad” focuses a lot on the basic impact of how much of an influence a dad is to a child’s life. It explains the difference between how the father impacts the child’s life in a more “open arms” way whereas, a mother has a more “closed arms” impact. Having a good dad around in a child’s life is more likely to make for a better future for the kid, compared to a child who doesn’t have a good dad in their life or little to no dad at all they have a less likely chance for a better future as studies have shown. Studies have shown that mental health is a huge issue with both genders when they have a strong relationship with their father as to being in a household with a

The role of the father, a male figure in a child’s life is a very crucial role that has been diminishing over the years. An absent father can be defined in two ways; the father is physically not present, or the father is physically present, but emotionally present. To an adolescent, a father is an idolized figure, someone they look up to (Feud, 1921), thus when such a figure is an absent one, it can and will negatively affect a child’s development. Many of the problems we face in society today, such as crime and delinquency, poor academic achievement, divorce, drug use, early pregnancy and sexual activity can be attributed to fathers being absent during adolescent development (Popenoe, 1996; Whitehead, 1993). The percentage of

Family is the first contact an infant experiences and the environment child is raised determines their behaviors and social development. Father figures just like mother figures are important in raising and socializing children in becoming responsible people as they grow. Numerous researches to determine importance of fathers in early child development have been carried out and majority of them found out that just like mothers, the role fathers play in early childhood development including mental, psychological and physical development are crucial. The studies show that, children raised by single mothers are likely to have problems such as drug abuse, engagement in early sexual behaviors and other unsocial behaviors as compared to those raised by both parents. The paper will explore the role of fathers in child rearing, discussing strategies in raising children and exploring pros and cons of such strategies.

Fathers today spend more time taking care of their children compared to previous generations. Even with these gains, today's mothers devote almost double the time that fathers do for child care.[2] While every situation is different, in most families there

In Caribbean societies, “Men are valued more than females and are seen as the primary disciplinarians and decision makers (“Family Structure”). The men are the unilateral money makers for their families. They also have little to no relationship with their children, if they do, it is with the son. In America, the fathers usually work but, sometimes, they are stay-at-home dads and care for the house and the children. For example, in my family, my father worked during the time my sister was alive but, when I was born, he quit work and became a stay-at-home dad. The fathers in Caribbean and American societies have one main difference, Caribbean dads always work and never have a relationship with their children while American fathers tend to have a better relationship with their children. However, they have one similarity, most of the time,

10a. In Mazza’s article, he discussed the effects of parenting program on urban African-American adolescent fathers. His first main point is that more researches on adolescent fathers are needed because most research focused on adolescent parents focused on the teenage mothers. Mazza (2002) argued that the societal and traditional value see fathers as primary caregivers who should provide financial support to the families; however, there are not enough researches on and social programs to support adolescent fathers (Mazza, 2002). The second main point of the article is that parenting program is inefficient, but counseling sessions is more effective to the help the adolescent fathers. Mazza (2005) believed that social workers were able to provide

There are several parenting styles which guide children throughout their life. These parenting styles can be either good or bad and this will have an effect on the child; either a positive or a negative one. This essay investigates the parenting styles from which emerge questions about the role of the mother and the father. It also focuses on the ways that either too much mothering or too much fathering might have an effect on the child’s identity later on in its life.

A father and son relationship is very important. It is the foundation for boys to become men. The article, “Why the Father Wound Matter: Consequences for Male Mental Health and the Father-Son Relationship”, by Eric D. Miller explains the concept of a father wound that can manifest in males due to a father neglecting or abusing them. Miller stresses that by becoming fathers’, men can overcome father wounds. He touches upon the idea of masculinity, and how it can be a factor to why there is sometimes a distant relationship between a father and a son. The “A Father’s Call: Father-Son Relationship Survival of Critical Life Transitions”, by Ivory Achebe Toldson and Ivory Lee Toldson explains the relationship between a father and a son from adolescent into adulthood. Lee who was the father describes his struggles through a divorce and how he stayed connected to his son no matter what occurred. Lee’s son Achehbe is also featured in the article and expresses the rough childhood he went through without his father being directly in his life. Together these two articles show that a father is essential to the raising of a boy because without one many form father wounds along with emotional problems.

Most mothers and fathers love their kids with all their heart. As a child begins to age, parents begin to influence their kids and will mold them as they mature. However, parents without much care for their kids will leave a long-term effect on their children and in this study, the main impact is the father.

Nicholas has positive involvement with both parents, peers both at school and after school. Nicholas spends time with each parent participating in different activities. Dad reports Nicholas enjoys playing hockey, and they have been to Bruins Games. Dad also stated Nicholas enjoys riding his bike, and play video games. Mom recently took him to see his favorite performer for his birthday, and they go on hikes together, and like to do things in the yard.

Between the two sets of parents, fathers are the most uninvolved in child development (Lamb, 1996). Their contribution is often minimal and in some cases is often null. Society has often given importance and focus in the responsibility of the mother while that of the father has often been given a secondary significance. According to Horn (2002), fatherlessness has over time risen to become the root to social normlessness. Children raised without fathers are known to undergo various detriments in life, for instance, dropping out of school, engaging in delinquency and engaging in sexual activities at a tender age.

Research on fatherhood has expanded a lot in more recent times. Today’s society has seen many changes in family structure and gender roles. Women are in the work force more now than before and there has been development of women’s rights in regards to gender equality. Men are expected to be more of a part of the family then before, and they should be granted “motherhood” like opportunities as well. Much of the previous research on men’s roles in families is negative, such as “deadbeat dads”. Men are expected now to have more responsibilities as being a parent, yet they are still also expected to be the breadwinners and financially support the family.

By having a father in the home it enables the child to see a masculine role inside the home. The father’s role is not to act as an authoritarian for the mother for punishment, but to also give the child love.