Justin speaks with associate Professor Jenet Erickson

Topics included in this episode:

The different roles that mothers and fathers can offer their children
Mothers impact development by building core
Fathers impact how children relate to the outside world
Mums and Dads hold their babies differently
A key predictor of college graduation is the involvement of a father
Blue brain vs pink brain
Fathers promote risk taking
Nuturing is both holding close AND letting go
Children benefit from both processes
Daughters whose fathers are not present are more likely to engage sexually at a younger age
Boys need to see their fathers showing love to women and children in non sexual ways
Gender and Parenthood by Brad Wilcox
Love is happiness.
The intentional family is a ritualising family

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#489 Complementary Roles of Mums and Dads With Jenet Erickson