These films are two of the finest of the last year and both address
the issues of father figures and paternalism and the roles these factors can play in the lives of ambitious young men, both positive and negative.
Not exact matches
Science Daily reports: Active
father figures have a key role to play in reducing behaviour problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to a review published in the February
issue of Acta Paediatrica.
«This new
figure will have the task
of dealing with communications
issues in the work
of the secretariat
of state and will oversee relations with the Holy See Press Office and other media institutions
of the Holy See,» Vatican spokesman
Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement.
I'm not saying all the
issues of life stem from not having a
father figure, but I do think it's vitally important.
Though she misidentified the biblical
figures, she reminded one correspondent
of the plea
issued by the
father of an epileptic boy whom Jesus heals (in Mark 9:24): «1 believe.
However, when it comes to child protection, routine engagement with
fathers and
father -
figures has seemed a distant ideal: safeguarding policy has repeatedly failed to identify this as an
issue despite the fact that Serious Case Reviews over a twenty year period (most recently the Ofsted Serious Case Review summary
of 46 cases, as well as both
of the Baby Peter Serious Case Reviews) have found failure by practitioners to engage with the men in children's lives to be a major factor in child abuse and deaths.
So the
issue is that without much in the way
of concrete models and instructions about how to do so, the lack
of involved male, dads or
father figures and the face
of the stereotype
of the bumbling dad, can result in him disengaging when the stress
of adjusting to the role
of new dad hits.
«We want to see them learning about important health
issues, but I think they'll also
figure out that when you get this little bundle
of joy, there's a price to pay,» says Ray Carrell, president
of Amundsen's local school council and the
father of five daughters: three Amundsen alumnae and two current students.
They see that engaged
fathers and
father figures can truly change the culture, because many
of society's
issues will be helped when caring, responsible men step up and care for children.
This is an
issue not really with the two main characters
of John and Diana but with most
of the supporting characters including John's
father and sister, and the mysterious
figures that are after the children.
The presence
of a
father figure in a boy's life can decrease behavioral
issues and even lead to the reduction
of later criminal behavior, according to Rick Nauert, Ph.D., senior news editor
of PsychCentral.
Short - term objectives include an increase in parenting skills and understanding
of basic child development among
fathers /
father figures; increase in community collaborations and partnerships on
issues and programs pertaining to fatherhood; and opportunities for
fathers /
father figures to engage in program planning and evaluation processes.
However, there may be an underlying
issue of jealousy or sadness that your kids have another
father -
figure in their lives.