is dad better than mom?

dad - and baby bonding
Philippines
May 11, 2009 9:09pm CST
i have noticed that most kids prefer their dads than their mothers. this also applies to us. when my husband goes home from work my kid always had the biggest smiles. he often opted to bond with his dad than with me. my husband doesn't run out of gimmicks, tricks and always play with our bundle of joy. while i am busy at the kitchen, i heard they're laughing out loud. i wish i could do that. I'm just too busy with house chores and other concerns. in terms of disciplining the child, most fathers are also good at that.does this mean that dad better than mom?
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6 responses
• India
30 May 09
It a big psychological game. in general a boy is more cared by a mother as compared to girl in childhood days. While girl is more cared by a father. But this becomes exactly opposite when they grow up. That is a role shifting phenomenon observed in all families. Quite natural
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• Philippines
1 Jun 09
i think so too.when my boy was still 3 yrs old, i felt like she was very into me.now that he goes to school, he shared a lot of times with his dad.they also have the same favorites for everything.
@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
14 May 09
in our family, it's my mom that we consider better than dad. my basis for this is because my dad works as an OFW, and because of that, he is not here in the country most of the time. we see him after every two years. even if that's our situation we don't disregard dad for that, we a grateful to dad cause he sacrifice himself working abroad just for him to give us a better future.
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• Philippines
14 May 09
i pity families who are away with each other. but there are situations that really push everyone to do that. you really must do something to let your dad know that you're grateful enough of the heroic deeds he had done. maybe simple i love you's and i miss you's are very helpful and doing good in school and work too.
• India
12 May 09
Dad can never compete with mom and its an idiotic notion that Dad are more wanted and seek than mom by kids.
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• Philippines
13 May 09
i guess the excitement of the kids with dads is because dads are always out of homes and they have limited time with their children.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
12 May 09
Not at all, dads and moms bring different things to the table, if you were gone all day things would be the other way around. And remember that you can always clean that floor tomorrow. Sometimes we have to leave the dirty dishes, or floor to a later time and use that time to just play with our kids, do something fun with them, some of those things that dad does when he gets home. Being a mom and house wife does not mean that we clean from sun up to sun down and do not play with our children. We need to play as well.. have you made a mud pie lately
• Philippines
12 May 09
thank you for your suggestion. i think i have my own faults also. im way too involved with my works and gets only few times with my kid.
• China
12 May 09
Really in your country? It is not the common case in our neighbourhood. In the families of our neighbourhood, the children are mostly taken care of by mothers. Most chilldren always bond with their moms, not their dads. It doesn't mean that they don't like their fathers, but they are willing to follow their moms. Most fathers are busy with their work, thus the duty of looking after the childern is falling on the shoulder of mothers, they spend more time in caring for them than fathers. Maybe the children are used to the care from mother, they always follow mothers. Fathers are more strict and less talkative, some children seldom talk too much to their parents. What you said above is just your guess. In fact, you are just busy with the chores, no time to play with kids. If you play with your kids, they are still happy. Children have their hobbies or interests, your game is their favourite, they also burst into the happiest laughter. You can have a try after you finish your housework. Sometimes the father who is unique, humorous and intelligent is always preferrable to kids. But not all fathers are like this. Your husband is a good father, children like and respect him. Of course, you are a good mother, but you don's show sufficiently your charm in front of the children. So change your way. In fact, mom is more successful than dad in discipling the child.
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• United States
13 May 09
Mother's all the WAY. I was never close to my father, and I could never speak with him very well. My mother on the other was easy to get along with and I talked to her a lot. Many of my problems, concerns, and disputes were solved with my mother's help. But, yes, the same experience with me, it seems that children these days are much much closer to their fathers as oppose to their mothers.
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• Philippines
13 May 09
get close with your father too. whatever happens he is your father and no one could change that fact. happy summer.