Week 4 Post 2

When reading Chapter 7 this week, there was one part of the reading I found interesting, the role of fathers as parents.  In each culture, the role of the father to the child is different.  For example, Latino fathers are less involved with their children than most other fathers.  On the other hand, in the United States, fathers of Mexican, Cuban, and Dominican heritage are the active caregivers for their children.  Not only is the involvement of fathers among different cultures interesting, but the relationship between children and their fathers are different than the relationship between children and their mothers.  In the typical family of a mother, father and child, the mother engages in caregiving and comforting roles while the father engages in play.  The father provides excitement to make the child laugh and smile.  When thinking about my childhood, this generalization is true of my family.  My dad was always picking me up and swinging me around.  This type of vigorous play is consistent with the way most fathers act with their children.  I like when I can relate the information I learn in class and read in my textbook to my real life experiences.  When I can correlate the two, I tend to learn better.