2006-07-19 01:32:45 · 16 answers · asked by LIFE 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, absolutely! Mothers and fathers bring two different sets of handling things, and therefore help their children develop different ways of seeing the world. For example, men help their sons and daughters be more competitive, agressive and roughhousing. Women help their sons and daughters be more communicative and caring. This has been researched over and over.
Daughters need their fathers, sons need their mothers, both need mothers and fathers, With mothers sons and daughters discover that they can be caring towards each other and both learn how to better communicate their needs. With fathers sons and daughters learn to be competitive, sportsmanship and how to accept defeat in this competitive world. Both mothers and fathers bring different strenghts that help make our children better adults.
It goes beyond that. When mothers and fathers take the time to stay in touch even through a divorce, it communicates to the children that they are worthy. It tells them that maybe, mom and dad couldn't get along, but it has nothing to do with their love or level of involvement or commitment to their children. Both parents are equally important, and the role of one does not outweigh the other.
2006-07-19 01:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by bitto luv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Each partner brings different things to the baby's upbringing. This has become confused in modern society because so many mother's aren't at home with their children to give them the intense input and training and just being there for the child that the mother could give in the past. And it has become more confused because many men don't understand what their role is in child raising anymore.
But when properly understood each brings something to the child the other can't.
Simple examples. When I wrecked my car I wanted to talk to my dad,not my mom. Why? Mom's tend to get too emotional, and my Dad handled it coolly and without recrimination.
For a son, his Dad is the model of what a man should be. And his Dad holds him (or should) to high characer standards and the best performance standards the child is capable of, with both encouragement, training, and discipline.
For a daughter, the girl learns what a woman should be--she should learn her worhiness of respect from men, protection from predators, and see a model for what she wants in a husband through the way her father respects and honors her mother.
It never works out perfect, but it's usually better than any of the other alternatives. And it hold mother and father to reach for high standards in their own lives on behalf of their kids.
2006-07-19 01:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, children need both parents, however, more fathers leave their children behind because of the obvious detachment. Mothers find it more difficult because they carry the child for 9 months and are more intimately connected through the pregnancy and birth. Fathers, on the other hand, only experience this vicariously. It helps if the father and mother are together and love each other. That makes it more difficult for fathers to abandon their offspring.
2006-07-19 01:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by 0000000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I'm not the person to answer this, and nor is philosophy. This is the realm of economics, as it is the science that studies such things.
Unfortunately the results show that what a mother does before the birth of her child have far more to do with the outcome than anyting else. And I dont mean while pregnant, I mean who you are. And yes its pretty clear that having a dad arround is a good thing but it also says that its important that he was there from the start.
2006-07-19 01:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by The Dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good for a child to have both a father and mother, but children are very resilient and can grow up to be very productive and happy adults as long as they have some kind of support system that is nurturing while growing up. Teachers can play a very important part in a child's growing up process. The Big Brother and Big Sister program is a very good resource for single parents to use to ensure some quality time with another adult.
2006-07-19 01:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by babeegirl1966 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually. In a perfect world a child has a mother & father. But there are thousands of children who were raised by single mothers & fathers & they grew up to be good people. So I suppose a child needs at least one parent to teach & love them.
2006-07-19 01:36:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, unfortunately, fathers are not as prevalent in their live as the mothers are. This may be due working, divorce, death, incarceration, or the the man is just being a dead beat dad. If this were a perfect world mom and dad would be present equally but that's not the picture in most homes.
2006-07-19 01:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biologically, or psychologically/emotionally?
Biologically, all the father needs to do is fertilize the ovum. After that, the mother and child can survive without him. These days, with formulas, etc., after the mother gives birth, the father and child can survive without her.
2006-07-19 01:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by tianjingabi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on how nurtuting the Father is. They need the more nurturing parent the most. Ideally this attribute would be equal between the parents but that is seldom the case.
2006-07-19 01:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is very true. dads need to spend time with their children also. mothers need time to themselves, so this is the time to get dads with the baby. learn to change and feed the baby, take the baby the park
2006-07-19 01:36:51 · answer #10 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋