Male Involvement
The Importance for Young Children
Children learn from those that they are surrounded by. A child’s parent is their first and foremost teacher and creates a model for their child in ways that men and women should act. Children look up to their mothers and fathers throughout their lives for guidance. Men especially are strong role models for children. Sadly, not all children’s fathers are involved in their lives, but no choice of the child. What is important is that every child has a good male role model in their lives whether it is their father, grandfather, or a friend.
thirtymag.com/male-involvement-and-the-importance-for-young-children
Being in the field of Early Childhood for as long as I have been makes me wonder why more men are not involved in their children's lives. Is it because the childcare facilities are not male friendly? When you stop and think about it , you have to look at the way some of these childcare organization environments are set up. I am a father of three boys, and I can honestly tell you that when I was involved with my boys in their school settings I felt left out. I felt that the focus was all about mom this, and mom that, but never was their a mention of dad this ,and dad that. Things have obviously changed since I have been in this field but I feel that a whole lot more needs to be done in order to get more males in the Early Childhood environment. -Roberto Recio
My son and I after a high school football game.
Roberto I think that this is a good start! I never really realized that this was an issue until you brought it up! Thanks to yor interview I am really reflecting in the father & child involvment at my school and ways that I can interest them in their child's education.
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DeleteRoberto I think that this is a good start! I never really realized that this was an issue until you brought it up! Thanks to yor interview I am really reflecting in the father & child involvment at my school and ways that I can interest them in their child's education.
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I think you have made some valid points in your blog, Roberto. There is a lot of research about this topic, and it sounds like you're ready to see what is out there to both support your feelings about the focus on the mother and the lack of encouragement for father involvement.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you like to see come out of your study?
I would like to see dad's in the classroom and hopefully do a presentation to talk about the importance of this topic.
DeleteNow think about three topics that are related to this that you can research. This process will allow you to speak about the issue and advocate on behalf of the issue with valid academic research.
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