Nurturing dads raise emotionally intelligent kids – helping make society more respectful and equitable
- Written by: Kevin Shafer, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Canadian Studies, Brigham Young University
Boys often mirror the habits, interests and values of their own fathers. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesWhen my oldest son, now nearly 13, was born in July of 2008, I thought I could easily balance my career and my desire to be far more engaged at home than my father and his generation were. I was wrong.
Almost immediately, I...
