Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is
As Essential As Mother Care for Your Child

by Kyle D. Pruett

A pioneer in the field of fatherhood research, Yale child psychiatrist Pruett (The Nurturing Father) draws on his own groundbreaking longitudinal study of men as primary caregivers, as well as the findings of others, in this exploration of how fathering affects both children and men. "Men are the single greatest untapped resource in the lives of American children," he contends, building a solid case for recognizing and supporting this unique and critical connection. Pruett champions the early involvement of fathers, showing how infants are "prewired" for attachment to both men and women, and explains the lifelong benefits of this mutually dependent relationship, which he calls "fatherneed," and the vital role it plays in both child development and the emotional and physical well-being of men. Showing how a healthy father-child relationship complements rather than competes with that of the mother and child, Pruett offers a host of pointers for negotiating the various stages of childhood, from infancy and toddlerhood through the early school years, adolescence ("chase your children down occasionally, buy them lunch, and listen") and young adulthood. Pruett writes with an easy grace, and his warmly relaxed style is studded with humor. Thoughtful, inspiring and eminently practical, this one belongs at the top of the "must have" list for every father.

HANDS-ON DADS ARE IMPORTANT
Fathers are one of the great, often untapped, resources in the lives of their children. What dads actually do with their kids matters more than how often they do it. Even if a dad is only available occasionally to dress, feed, and care for a baby, the child will be sure to benefit. The way fathers hold, touch, talk to, and play with a baby matters more to the child's overall development than the amount of time a dad punches on the parental time clock.
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This comes from the personal column. It involves my parents Pauline and John. My father was an excellent planner and believed in covering all his bases. He and my mother made out Living Wills/Advanced Directives as a part of their retirement planning. We (my sisters and I) were unaware at the time the directives were made how important they would eventually be in the care of our parents.
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We still think of dads as wallets-or as deadbeats if they fail to be wallets-- but reality is changing faster than the image. In the last twenty years the percentage of single dads has more than doubled, from 10% to 23% of all single-parent households. Almost one in four. Moms moving out of the home has been a headline-creating revolution; dads moving into the home has been the quietest revolution. Without the headlines, we miss the revolution. A case in point…
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American fathers get a bad rap. Unfairly stereotyped by critics left and right, male and female, at best the American father is generally portrayed as a second class parent.  Worse still are the common images of fathers as deadbeats, philanderers, and abusers. However, research indicates that the overwhelming majority of American fathers are none of these.
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I remember looking at the back of my hand a few months ago and I was surprised that I didn't know it anymore. This sun browned hand with all the darker spots on it wasn't the hand I remembered. It looked more like my father's hand....and yet not. My fingers are longer than his were and the veins on my hand more prominent. But my hand looked as old as I remembered his to be.
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Monday, May 12th, 7:23 a.m.: Suspects' Father was emptying the dishwasher while suspects watched "Sesame Street" in the living room. Suspects' Mother had left for work early, otherwise Suspects' Father would have been in the recliner finishing his coffee and trying to wake up. At time stated above, Suspect 1 emitted high screech-like cry, which continued for what Suspects' Father later reported as "several hours," at the end of which time Suspect 1 stopped screeching and Suspect 2 began wailing. Suspect 2 then ran into the kitchen where Suspects' Father was standing and produced tears and other signs of physical distress. Suspects' Father reported examining Suspect 2's back and finding teeth marks and red oval mark of approximately the radius of Suspect 1's mouth. Suspects' Father reported yelling at Suspect 1.
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