With the rise in single parenting, have we fully understood the
impact of a missing parent, namely the father. The father's role in the
past has been the 'bringer of the bacon' whilst his wife took care of
the children. Fathers were usually the one that were considered the
disciplinarian, 'wait tip your father gets home' mantra. Yet, we cannot
forget about the ideology that fathers teach their daughters about the
type of relationship they may expect to have by shaping their
perceptions about self and relationships. If these are some of the roles
that fathers play, what happens to the female who is raised without her
father?
Have we become too complacent about accepting that many fathers are not involved in their daughters lives? Have we allowed many women to decide what role if any, a father will play in their daughters lives? However, the more important question is what, if any is the impact on a fatherless female?
When a relationship ceases for whatever reason and there are children, the separating couple must rise above their own emotional war with each other to protect the emotions of their children. However, there are exceptions whereby a father is not involved in his daughter's life such as where sexual abuse has occurred. Some may argue that with the right support and treatment, any threat by a father may cease to continue for his child. This argument leans more towards the 'rights' of the father and reduces the impact of sexual abuse to the victim. Sexual abuse is not the only abuse that a father is deemed as dangerous to his daughter; he may not even directly abuse his child but the environment that is underpinned with violence within the home afflicts just as deeply.
Have we become too complacent about accepting that many fathers are not involved in their daughters lives? Have we allowed many women to decide what role if any, a father will play in their daughters lives? However, the more important question is what, if any is the impact on a fatherless female?
When a relationship ceases for whatever reason and there are children, the separating couple must rise above their own emotional war with each other to protect the emotions of their children. However, there are exceptions whereby a father is not involved in his daughter's life such as where sexual abuse has occurred. Some may argue that with the right support and treatment, any threat by a father may cease to continue for his child. This argument leans more towards the 'rights' of the father and reduces the impact of sexual abuse to the victim. Sexual abuse is not the only abuse that a father is deemed as dangerous to his daughter; he may not even directly abuse his child but the environment that is underpinned with violence within the home afflicts just as deeply.
