The Role Of a Father

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The Roles of Father in Childhood Education Webster dictionary defines education as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. This process is oftentimes started when the growth of children beginning while the baby is in the womb. This is a method for both mothers and fathers. The phonetics of a mother's and father’s voice and words may be filtered out by the time they reach the womb. The baby will be able to recognize the melody and rhythm of their mothers' voices. Because of such recognition, many experts and mothers believe that there are many benefits to reading to a baby in the womb, including the development of early education as well as an effective tool for calming and soothing their babies as they grow (Ham, 2011). Policymakers and educators strongly agree that family involvement in children's education is closely linked to children's school success (U.S. Department of Education, 1994; Henderson & Berla, 1994). Many policymakers, school officials, and families, however, often assume that family involvement means that mothers' involvement in schools is important. This assumption has some basis in fact in that mothers are more likely than fathers to be highly involved in their children's schools, and the extent of their involvement is strongly related to children's school performance and adjustment (Nord, Brimhall, & West, 1997). However, an important question is, does fathers' involvement matter, as well? In an article written by Wayne Parker, he states that fathers want what is best for their children. Fathers are great with the motivating aspect of helping their children succeed at school. The process of helping them have success in their educational pursuits is a multi-faceted one; an effort which
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