Celebrating Fathers as a Resource in Early Child Care Settings

Autor/inn/en	Parlakian, Rebecca; Rovaris, J. Michael
Titel	Celebrating Fathers as a Resource in Early Child Care Settings
Quelle	In: Young Children, 64 (2009) 5, S.64-65 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Play; Parent Child Relationship; Fathers; Child Care; Parent Participation; Family Involvement; Barriers; Males; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Elternmitwirkung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	In many child care programs, father involvement is still not on a par with that of mothers. For these programs, "parent" typically means "mother". There are a host of possible reasons for this difference, including fathers' work schedules, a belief that child care is a mother's domain, and fathers feeling unwelcome or out of place in the child care setting. Fathers--and men--are an important part of a child's world. Fathers interact with children differently than mothers. They tend to engage in more physically stimulating and unpredictable play. This type of play can help children develop independence, self-regulation, gross motor skills, and problem-solving skills. In this article, the authors present some useful suggestions to engage fathers in child care programs. (Contains 4 resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10