What It Means To Be A Father
by Saleem Rana
Ronald Levant, Ph.D., Editor of the Psychology of Men and Masculinity, talked to Lon Woodbury, from Parent Choices for Struggling Teens" on L.A. Talk Radio, about how to answer the question: What does it mean to be a father?"
The radio show host is the founder of a business dedicated to helping struggling teens, and a prolific author on alternative schooling. Since 1984, he has worked with family members and struggling adolescents, and today he is an educational consultant.
About Dr. Levant
Dr. Ronald Levant earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice from Harvard University. He is the Professor of Psychology at the University of Akron and Editor of the Psychology of Men and Masculinity,
Exactly what Does It Mean To Be A Dad
Today, Dads are familiar with readying children for school in the early morning and making supper for them when they come home in the evenings. Over the years, fatherhood has transformed considerably, and now the roles of couple are more or less interchangeable and Dr. Levant recalled an extremely memorable course that he had actually offered in the 1980s on the changing role of fatherhood that helped initiate a more expansive view of fathering.
But these changes are only happening in pockets of American culture. Corporate attitudes in America are slow to recognize that fathers need family time," said Dr. Levant. He said that broadminded men who wanted to play a bigger role in their children's lives were still often not respected in much of mainstream culture.
Children needed both parents to be there for them as they developed, and the absence of fathers, or perhaps mothers, was the source for much emotional damage. Tragically, after a separation, almost fifty percent of dad's lost touch with their kids. Given that fifty percent of marriages statistically ended up in separation or divorce, this degree of childhood trauma was a rather persistent theme throughout American culture.
Tragically, after a divorce, almost half of the fathers remained separated from their kids. Youngsters needed their parents to be there for them as they matured, and the absence of dads, and even moms, produced emotional damage. Because one one-half of marriages statistically ended up in a messy breakup, this degree of emotional injury to children was fairly pervasive throughout American culture.
Divorce resulted in all sorts of complications"from absent fathers to visitation fathers. Sometimes, too, fathers were given custody when the mother was considered incompetent by the court. Adding to this emotional confusion for children was the whole concept of blended families, stay-at-home fathers, and gay dads.
Discover more about the problems faced by <a href="http://www.strugglingteens.com">Struggling Teens</a>. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his <a href="http://www.latalkradio.com/Players/Lon.shtml?date=July+21,+2014&file=072114">L.A. Talk Radio</a> show for people to listen to at any time.
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New Unique Article!
Title: What It Means To Be A Father
Author: Saleem Rana
Email: webwriter25@gmail.com
Keywords: parenting, fathering, adolescents, teens, raising children, fathers, raising sons, raising daughters
Word Count: 430
Category: Parenting
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