The Common Roles of Fathers (page 2) Fathers play many roles in
parenting their children. Some are involved in every facet of
their child's life while others concentrate on one or two
aspects of raising their child. In the United States, the role
of the father has changed, with today's fathers taking more
responsibility for raising their children. Have the emotional,
personal experiences of fatherhood received greater focus than
the traditional role of financial provider? Studies of parenting
behaviors suggest that fathers still tend to concentrate their
efforts on a handful of basic parenting responsibilities. Today,
fathers roles tend to be defined by the "Five Ps": - principled
guide, - provider, and Before explaining these roles, we need to
say that the "Five Ps" are not things a father can do that a
mother cannot. Mothers often perform some or all of these roles
themselves, quite capably. Rather, they are the roles that
fathers define themselves in, because they see them as important
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