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Do Fathers Matter?: What Science Is Telling Us about the Parent We've Overlooked

by Paul Raeburn

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A science-based examination of fatherhood’s role across a child’s life

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A science-based examination of fatherhood’s role across a child’s life

Paul Raeburn brings together findings from neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior, and developmental psychology to examine father-child connections from conception through adulthood. The book challenges simplified cultural images of fathers by tracing the physiological and developmental dimensions of paternal involvement. Organized around the stages of fatherhood, it presents fatherhood not as a lesser version of motherhood but as a distinct parental role, while keeping the discussion relevant to varied family structures. Raeburn’s investigation also links scientific research to broader questions about how families understand and support fathers’ relationships with children.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents interested in research on father-child development
  • Readers exploring contemporary perspectives on fatherhood
  • Those seeking family-focused science writing across pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence

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FatherhoodChild developmentFamily relationshipsParenting researchFather-child bonds

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Book overview

A 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Winner
A Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal Winner

In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the lingering myths and stereotypes of bumbling dads and disciplinarian patriarchs through an in-depth and personal investigation of the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various stages of fatherhood, revealing the profound physiological connections between children and their fathers, from conception through adolescence and into adulthood-and how these connections can help us become better parents ourselves.

Raeburn shows us how the role of the father is distinctly different from that of the mother, and that embracing fathers' significance in the lives of young people is something we can all benefit from. An engrossing and eye-opening book that makes a case for a new perspective on the fathers in our lives no matter what our family structure, Do Fathers Matter? will change the way we view fatherhood today.

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