blog post # 9 Fathering Paradoxes Contradiction and Dilemmas by Scott Coltrane

In the article coltrane has discussed different aspects of father hood and their affect on the kids. Like the social and economical position of the father, his presence and role in rearing a kid. The role of a father in a family is very important as it helps in the positive psychological development and strength of the children. As coltrane states "when men care for children on regular basis, they emphasize verbal interaction......and sex typing children"(441). In other words when men take care of children they focus on developing different skills in children instead of just playing with them which is typical. This style or method of  parenting decrease the negative ideas development in kids. As Coltrane states "These styles of father involvement have been......sensitivity in sons"(441). Also the kids who are raised in the presence of the father are more likely to be successful. As Coltrane states  "Many researchers continue to focus on fathers' economic contributions to children and report that fathers' resources improve children's life chances"(440). The kids raised by single parent which normally is mother don't get full attention due to the division of the focus because of many other responsibilities like economical and social etc. However when both parents are present, the children get more attention as the responsibilities are distributed among mother and father. As a result the environment of the house becomes more friendlier and caring, which decreases the chances of  kids getting involved in negative activities.