Low Income Father

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In the article “Low-income dads often speak and play with their children in unique ways that boost school readiness”, it explains the perspective that society and government policies view low-income father’s roles compared to the reality of how they do benefit their child’s development. Society and policies have belittled the role fathers take in raising children and for low-income families it is mostly seen and assumed that fathers are absent. Many fathers are perceived to only take the role as providers and bringing money to table or that they should only be allowed to be present in their children’s lives if they are paying child support. As a result, the article states that fathers are unappreciated and policies are not encouraging because they are solely seen as a financial help to their children. However, the article discussed two ways in which fathers contribute to prepare their children for school, which are in the aspects of language development and emotional regulation. Fathers are able to speak to their children in unique ways with more questions compared to that of the mothers. They are also able to …show more content…

When it comes to language, father’s speak to their children differently compared to mothers because they ask questions such as “who, why, where, and what”. The article interpreted that as “sophisticated linguistic development and vocabulary”, which allows children to challenge their way of responding and to critically think. This will help children to communicate more especially for those children who have a more difficult time developing their language in school. Some people used to see that way of communication as insensitive; however, research has found that it is not but rather a challenging form of language. Compared to mothers their way of parenting is not as ideal as perceived in

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