Effective Fathering and Myth of the Superfluous Father


	Effective Fathering and Myth of the Superfluous Father

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6-15-2007 9:37 AM

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6-15-2007 11:49 AM

Hawkeye_84

Interestingly there are just seven demensions of good fathering but 29 dimensions of relationship behavior on eharmony.com.

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Indeed, Dr. Wade F. Horn, co-founder and former president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, coined the phrase "the myth of the superfluous father."<SUP><A name="fnh47" href="#fn47" id="fnh47">47</A></SUP> By this, he was referring to the fact that too many fathers become convinced that they are simply an extra set of hands to help around the house, rather than irreplaceable to their children. Men who see themselves as simply an "extra set of hands" are not in a position to help the family prevent future child maltreatment.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm">seven dimensions of effective fathering:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV>Fostering a positive relationship with the children's mother</DIV><BR /></LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV>Spending time with children</DIV><BR /></LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><DIV>Nurturing children</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><DIV>Serving as a guide to the outside world</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><DIV>Protecting and providing</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Serving as a positive role model.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chapterfour.cfm">Some of the dimensions are generic indicators of good parenting</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/99B28F7B-955B-47B1-A9A0-31FC570978A9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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