Post Partum
It's not just for mothers any more!
New research shows that a depressed father has a great effect on the social outcome of a child, as much as a depressed mother; and that many more fathers can suffer from postnatal depression than has been thought.
This fits in tightly with a theme of parental responsibility. We live in a world of increasing difficulties when it comes to gender-balance, and particularly with family-rearing responsibilities. It seems that in America it's still just as easy to blame the mother for most wrongs in a child's life; and the father's role has been relegated to a binary: Either they're "there," or they're "not." This suggests that HOW the father parents, and how they treat themselves, can have a very similar effect as the mother's role.
The AntiC's Conclusion:
Parents are important. Happy parents are better!
New research shows that a depressed father has a great effect on the social outcome of a child, as much as a depressed mother; and that many more fathers can suffer from postnatal depression than has been thought.
This fits in tightly with a theme of parental responsibility. We live in a world of increasing difficulties when it comes to gender-balance, and particularly with family-rearing responsibilities. It seems that in America it's still just as easy to blame the mother for most wrongs in a child's life; and the father's role has been relegated to a binary: Either they're "there," or they're "not." This suggests that HOW the father parents, and how they treat themselves, can have a very similar effect as the mother's role.
The AntiC's Conclusion:
Parents are important. Happy parents are better!
posted by General Stan at 3:23 PM
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