Philip Soriano
@philip
Philip Soriano
@philip
A dad needs to be able to contribute a countervailing consideration to mom’s fear: the value of learning to explore with dad as a GPS as needed, so they don’t get too lost.
moms cut back hours at work, while dads increase their hours, especially at nights and over weekends; moms travel less, dads travel more; moms commute fewer miles, accepting jobs that pay less, while dads commute more miles for jobs that pay more . . . This can create some fascinating discussions for family dinner night (see appendix B).
And that value kicks in early. Toddlers whose dads encouraged exploring (while setting limits) had better social and emotional skills twelve to eighteen months later.17