Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that this is why they have a greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. What is your position?
2007-09-20 01:34:44 · 21 answers · asked by Contessa 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yes, women make much better mothers (just kidding). It depends on the individual. My husband was wonderful with our daughters. I really think he was the better parent.
2007-09-20 01:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Fancy That 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Women are generally better at parenting skills than men, but I have noticed a disturbing trend in our "new" children over the past 50 years. There are many more broken homes now than ever before, and this places the children in a compromised situation when being raised. Discipline is meager at best (in general - and there are exceptions), and I have seen children doing things in front of their mother or father that would have gotten me an immediate back hand or paddling (in front of God and everybody). Old fashioned discipline is almost a thing of the past. I have also seen good mothers and good fathers who practice discipline for their kids, but I have seen far too many who are raising a generation of selfish, misbehaved, and rotten kids that have no idea what the real world is like. Troubling as this seems, the mothers are still my vote - they provide the love and tenderness. The fathers are failing to back them up with the hard line discipline. Hey, I am a 60 yr. old guy who raised three boys, so I am experienced at this.
2007-09-20 01:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by Doug R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it all depends. there's always so much attention given to the community of single mothers that single fathers are neglected the gratification of praise associated with what they're doing. as far as being more "natural" parents than men: BULLSHIT!!! A single person may be better fit for parenting than the next, but a whole GENDER being more natural than the other, **** tons of crap. The only situation in which a mother is better handled to deal with a child, is a woman's bond with a daughter because of tha monthly menace of the period. a mother will better relate and be able to deal with it, seeing as men don't go thru that. So NO, women aren't better parents, there's just over-exposure and much exaggeration on men as impatient and mad, and women as loving and consoling.
2007-09-20 02:03:37 · answer #3 · answered by BWes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my personal situation I am the better parent (if for no other reason than the fact that I am the one who raises her!) but I think men can be just as good a parent as women. I do believe though that the fact that we carry them in our stomach and deliver them is what gives us our maternal instincts and a closer bond with them. If it was the other way around maybe there would be a higher ratio of dead-beat moms!
2007-09-20 03:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Summer Days 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sex doesn't matter.. as long as you love the child, you can be the best parent in the whole world.
moms are always voted as best parents because of their never ending patience. on the other hand, dads could also be better than women in raising a child because they give good decisions and are good at disciplining children...
men and women can raise a child well!!!
2007-09-20 01:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whether you believe it is God or you believe it is nature it comes out the same. It takes a parent of each gender to raise a normal, well-balanced child. It really is a shame now that there are single parents-of BOTH genders-having to figure out how to do it alone and still have healthy children.
There ARE differences between men and women when it comes to parenting, but that is why it takes one of each.
2007-09-20 02:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Betsy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
men can be as good of a parent or better than a mom but it will be harder for men. they don't get the same natural instinct women get. so its harder for them. but they can be great parents it just wont come as easy and by the way many mothers are terrible parents too i know a girl right now who as a one year old child that she wont take care of. hes with his aunt and fathers mother. father died before he was born. women can be very bad parents too
2007-09-20 01:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men can be just as good. Women seem to have natural instincts though which make them appear to be better parents because we've been doing it for ages =]
2007-09-20 01:46:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷAℓεx & Aаяöи have my ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ideal is two parents - one mother and one father. They both bring different skills and values which contribute to raising their children. I believe I am a good father who has done his part in raising two great kids (now adults). I don't know how things would have been if I had been left to bring them up on my own but I would have done anything I could to make life good for them.
2007-09-20 01:47:34 · answer #9 · answered by coffee 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am a single father with custody of my kids, I have raised my kids for the last 5 years. I have done a better job than their mother ever could have done. It all depends on the person, I have a couple of guy friends who are also single fathers raising kids and they are awesome dads too.
Sometimes the egg donor is a piece of crap parent, and vice versa.
2007-09-20 01:43:23 · answer #10 · answered by railer01 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋