Does a mother love her children more than the father?

Question

Much is said about a mothers love, maternal instincts etc. but cannot a father love his children just as much?

Answer 1

Of course he can! My husband loves our children just as much as I do. I think the difference is that society tells women to express their emotions, and it tells men to supress theirs. So a woman feels more comfortable celebrating her "maternal love" where as a man is more private about his feelings for his child.

Answer 2

Of course a father can love his child just as much as the mother. Typically men and women just have different ways of showing their love. A mother will be more nurturing, feeding clothing, and giving physical attention. A father often shows his love by working hard to provide material things. I'm not saying one is right and the other wrong or that all parents are like that. But I think even in most two-income families the men think it is their job to provide financially and the women think it is their job to raise the kids.

Answer 3

With any parent and child, there is unconditional love. While adults can fall out of love, mother and child will rarely stop loving each other. But of course a father can love his child, just as much as the mother. In some circumstances, a father could love his children more than the mother. Anyone who says otherwise is biased or naive.

Answer 4

No and as far as any type of parental instincts I doubt everyone has them. Both parents can have an astronomical amount of love for their child(ren) but that does not mean either of them love the child more or less than the other but they each have their own kind of love for the child(ren). I've known some mothers (mine included) who either have absolutely no love of their child(ren) entirely or favor others over the rest (my mother favored the boys and detested the girls, she had this peculiar fear we were stealing our father's, her husband's attention from her). I've also seen fathers (my son's) who could just walk away from their children and not look back. The question posed is in all reality an unfair.

Answer 5

Yes but it is different. The mother had the upper hand because of the 9 month pregnancy. they get to feel the baby growing inside of them and that creates a bond that a father just cant understand. Fathers can love their children very much and create a bond but they have to work much harder to have a bond like the mother does.

Answer 6

The answer to your question requires a very subjective response. More? How about differently, but equal. Mothers and fathers are protective with different dynamics. If children are nurtured in a family environment which demonstrates a dynamic in which the child feels safe, respected, encouraged, and loved, what more can parents offer?

Answer 7

I will tell you, I have never seen love for a child like I do between my husband and our kids. He is a very involved and wonderful parent, and our baby girl thinks the world of him. Many believe a woman's love is stronger, but I disagree. I think both parents have the ability to love equally, as children have the ability to love one parent as much as the other. I think the misconception people have is due to a large percentage of father's not stepping up to the plate and taking on the role as parent. It's harder for women to neglect their children, they are physically and emotionally built to care for the child, and they have bonded with that child months before he/she is born, something father's aren't able to fully experience. It sucks dead beat dad's give all dad's a bad name, it also sucks that some women make it hard for the father to bond with their children.

Answer 8

I believe a father can love their child more than the mom and vice versa. For something like that to happen I would assume that the mom had a traumatic birth leaving her unable to bond with the child. Then there is the chance that parent favors the child over their spouse causing a shift in the other parents view of the child.

Answer 9

A father's love is often expressed in different ways than a mother's.
Moms are the nurturers (mostly) and Dads the providers (mostly).
So mom feeds, changes, bathes, etc...
while dad makes sure the necessities of life are available and puts the bikes together on Christmas eve :-)
But it's all love.
And the best effect is when both parents take part in all the loving stuff.

Answer 10

Absolutely! Some people think that mothers love their children more because of the whole pregnancy thing, and having the child grow inside them. My kids are adopted, and I could not love them more if I had given birth to them! So as a Dad, I really do think you can love your children as much or more than their mother, even though they did not grow inside you.