Modest Father in Modern Family

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  These days, it is easy to see fathers who are looking after their children being portrayed in the media. There are reports emphasizing the importance of a father’s participation in child rearing. This trend has heightened the interest of people in the role fathers play when raising kids. In reality, their role is increasing and as it increases, related concepts are getting more and more attention. For example, is infant welfare improving? How does a father’s input influence the development
of their children?

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  The Dankook Herald (DKH) conducted a survey about the new role of men in the family. The DKH examined the experience men have had with their father’s childcare and asked if they got married, would they take an active role in raising their kids? 80% of our male respondents said their father did not do the childcare in their families however the lack of interest by their fathers was not considered a shortcoming. Participants said that when they were younger, fathers doing childcare was unheard of, so no one thought seriously about the repercussions. However society has changed and consequently about 90% of our respondents said that they plan on taking part in the raising of their children, while only 10% said they had never thought about it. Those who said they would get involved said the media made them think differently about the role of fathers in childcare. They also learned about the importance of a paternal input and how it influences the development of their children.

  In fact studies confirmed that the father influences their children to a large degree; in areas such as their child’s self-regard, intelligence, emotional stability, and sociability. These same reports argued that if fathers paid as much attention to their children as their mothers did, children would learn to communicate better with their dads.

  Media and books emphasize the importance of a father’s role in the development of a child. They show how and how much this parental relationship influences and changes children forcing parents to re-think their roles within the family.

  According to reports, when father plays an active role in child rearing, their kids change a lot. For example, they have good social skills as they get along better with people. They are fearless and enjoy trying new things, and don’t get angry
easily. They are also more obedient, when if the father says “no”, they stop immediately. We also see differences in academic achievement. The languages skills of children whose father is involved in parenting are more developed than other children of the same age.

  Not long ago, people thought childcare was strictly a mother’s job and when the father took part, they looked at him as an oddity. However, nowadays our views are changing. Childcare is no longer the sole responsibility of mothers and fathers are no longer living on the periphery of the family. The biggest reason for these changes would be the drive for dual income earnings.

  The DKH interviewed Rhyu Hyung-suk (25, father). He does both childcare and work, something we find a lot in modern society. Rhyu works for Hyundai Power technology. He said, in his company there’s no paternity leave, but everyone can get maternity leave.

  He said “These days, mothers are no longer restricted to working at home while the father works outside the house, so when I do the childcare very few say anything about it. I even have friends and family that say childcare is also my responsibility. However, there are times when an older person comments on me doing the childcare, but I think it is just a generation gap.”

  The DKH followed a day in his life on an average weekend. Rhyu’s day starts anywhere from 5 to 7 a.m., when his son wakes up. The first thing he does in the morning is change the baby’s diaper. He then prepares breakfast and eats with his son until 8 a.m. He shows him an animation program while he washes the dishes. He gives his son fruit and snacks after breakfast and they watch television together. Around 11 a.m., he prepares lunch for his son and wife. After having lunch, he goes to the park with his son and they play together and go for walks before he go do some grocery shopping. After he returns home, he makes dinner for his wife. After, he spends more time with his wife and son, and takes a walk around his neighborhood with them. At 9 p.m. he gives his son some milk and tidies up the house before putting his son to sleep. This is the weekend life of Rhyu, putting all his energy into the care of his baby. During the week he is busier than this, because he has to do both work and childcare.

  This is the reality of fathers who are not guaranteed paternity leave. They work in a company and in the house. It looks like paternity leave is fast becoming an urgent requirements for fathers. While families are changing, the government needs to adapt and change our system of welfare to suit this new reality. In addition, while the approach of fathers to family life has changed a lot, there is still much more work that needs to be done so that the family unit can continue to thrive in the future.


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