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Fathers the key to child behavior
Bob Whiteside wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. There is tons of research on mothers of children who didn't have a significant relationship with their children (or the child's father) before the mothers were forced to give up the children. The fact a child's parents were married or not married has nothing to do with parental involvement pre or post divorce. The real issue is the number of children who are growing up without fathers in their lives. No, the *REAL issue* is the number of children who are growing up without mothers or fathers in their life. The loss of EITHER is critical. |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
Bob Whiteside wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. There is tons of research on mothers of children who didn't have a significant relationship with their children (or the child's father) before the mothers were forced to give up the children. The fact a child's parents were married or not married has nothing to do with parental involvement pre or post divorce. The real issue is the number of children who are growing up without fathers in their lives. No, the *REAL issue* is the number of children who are growing up without mothers or fathers in their life. The loss of EITHER is critical. |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. ~AZ~ Joy "Joy" wrote in message ... "Dusty" wrote in message ... Tuesday, 25th May 2004 Fathers the key to child behavior Children who have contact with their fathers following a family break-up suffer fewer behavioral problems, academics said today. Youngsters who have a close relationship with their natural father after their parents split up are likely to be less disorderly, anxious or aggressive. What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce? |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. ~AZ~ Joy "Joy" wrote in message ... "Dusty" wrote in message ... Tuesday, 25th May 2004 Fathers the key to child behavior Children who have contact with their fathers following a family break-up suffer fewer behavioral problems, academics said today. Youngsters who have a close relationship with their natural father after their parents split up are likely to be less disorderly, anxious or aggressive. What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce? |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. ~AZ~ Joy "Joy" wrote in message ... "Dusty" wrote in message ... Tuesday, 25th May 2004 Fathers the key to child behavior Children who have contact with their fathers following a family break-up suffer fewer behavioral problems, academics said today. Youngsters who have a close relationship with their natural father after their parents split up are likely to be less disorderly, anxious or aggressive. What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce? |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"AZ Astrea" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to dilute anything you said about your personal situation and relationship with your dad. However, there is another factor that comes into play many times. Mothers can be very critical of dads trying to parent children. They resent intrusion by fathers into an area they consider a woman's protected domain. In fact, some mothers are threatened emotionally by fathers trying to parent. The end result is the mothers drive fathers away and are extremely critical of everything fathers attempt to do, until the fathers give up. |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"AZ Astrea" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to dilute anything you said about your personal situation and relationship with your dad. However, there is another factor that comes into play many times. Mothers can be very critical of dads trying to parent children. They resent intrusion by fathers into an area they consider a woman's protected domain. In fact, some mothers are threatened emotionally by fathers trying to parent. The end result is the mothers drive fathers away and are extremely critical of everything fathers attempt to do, until the fathers give up. |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"AZ Astrea" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to dilute anything you said about your personal situation and relationship with your dad. However, there is another factor that comes into play many times. Mothers can be very critical of dads trying to parent children. They resent intrusion by fathers into an area they consider a woman's protected domain. In fact, some mothers are threatened emotionally by fathers trying to parent. The end result is the mothers drive fathers away and are extremely critical of everything fathers attempt to do, until the fathers give up. |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"Bob Whiteside" wrote in message link.net... "AZ Astrea" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to dilute anything you said about your personal situation and relationship with your dad. However, there is another factor that comes into play many times. Mothers can be very critical of dads trying to parent children. They resent intrusion by fathers into an area they consider a woman's protected domain. In fact, some mothers are threatened emotionally by fathers trying to parent. The end result is the mothers drive fathers away and are extremely critical of everything fathers attempt to do, until the fathers give up. Actually, I read something quite interesting recently, which (to summerize) goes like this: The concept of the kids being the woman's domain and that woman are better suited to parenting is a new concept, really since the 1950's/60's. Prior to the turn of the last century, and even up through the beginning of the previous one, father's were deemed better parents, and had the social weight behind them. Around the 1920's/1930's (dates may be off), this changed and the impression of mother's being the better parent emerged due to a change in society. This changed in the late 1930's and 1940's as people (fathers) went off to war, and the mothers were thrown into the workforce to make up for this. Upon the father's return, women moved back out of the workforce, and so in the 1950's they regained their prominence as the better parent for the children. However, as women moved back into the work force and we ended up with dual income families, that tie has become more tenuous. It is just that society has not adjusted. Go figure. Rambler |
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Fathers the key to child behavior
"Bob Whiteside" wrote in message link.net... "AZ Astrea" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... Geez, just noticed the cross post on my earlier response. Before anybody gets all up in arms at the idea that I'd ask about kids whose fathers are less than sterling, I'd like to point out that this was intended as a legitimate question (which would have been understood in the one group on this distribution list that I normally post to). There seem to be a lot of studies on the negative effect on kids of having less contact with a parent after a divorce - but this always seems to refer to kids who actually had a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. My "What about those kids whose fathers didn't pay attention to them *before* the divorce?" question was referring to those kids who, well, didn't have a significant relationship with both parents before the divorce. I don't think I've ever seen a study on the effect of divorce on those kids, and wondered if there are any such studies. -------------------- I don't know about any studies but in my case my dad was away from home a lot and when he was home he had no idea what to do with two kids. He never wanted kids but followed the script and had them anyway. He was never abusive to us he just didn't know how to act around us. After the divorce, once or twice a year my mom would drive to his place, (couple hours away), and drop us off. It put him on the spot but he tried his best. When I was a teenager I spent a few days with him and while he was still unsure about it we got along well mainly because I was able to have 'adult' discourse with him. He remarried to a very strong, family-oriented woman who was finally able to bring him out and he became a very loving grandad. As an adult I spent more time with him and we got to know each other and to like and love each other. He just had no use for kids. So I think a lot of the time dads don't pay as much attention to the kids is because they are working long hours or they have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to dilute anything you said about your personal situation and relationship with your dad. However, there is another factor that comes into play many times. Mothers can be very critical of dads trying to parent children. They resent intrusion by fathers into an area they consider a woman's protected domain. In fact, some mothers are threatened emotionally by fathers trying to parent. The end result is the mothers drive fathers away and are extremely critical of everything fathers attempt to do, until the fathers give up. Actually, I read something quite interesting recently, which (to summerize) goes like this: The concept of the kids being the woman's domain and that woman are better suited to parenting is a new concept, really since the 1950's/60's. Prior to the turn of the last century, and even up through the beginning of the previous one, father's were deemed better parents, and had the social weight behind them. Around the 1920's/1930's (dates may be off), this changed and the impression of mother's being the better parent emerged due to a change in society. This changed in the late 1930's and 1940's as people (fathers) went off to war, and the mothers were thrown into the workforce to make up for this. Upon the father's return, women moved back out of the workforce, and so in the 1950's they regained their prominence as the better parent for the children. However, as women moved back into the work force and we ended up with dual income families, that tie has become more tenuous. It is just that society has not adjusted. Go figure. Rambler |
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