Family Law

Myths and Lies about Dads: How they hurt us all

By Linda Nielsen
Routledge March 2023

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ISBN-13
9781032348230
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
March 2023
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Myths and Lies About Dads: How They Hurt Us All is a groundbreaking book that destroys more than 100 of the most damaging beliefs about fathers. Using the most recent research, this pioneering work exposes these baseless beliefs and the toll they take on children’s relationships with their fathers, parents’ relationship with one another, and the physical and mental health of fathers and mothers.

Tackling a wide range of topics from custody laws, to children’s toys, to the sexist behavior of counselors, pediatricians and lawyers, Dr. Linda Nielsen describes in vivid detail how these myths are linked to many of our most pressing issues:

  • Creating more gender equity in childcare and housework
  • Reducing child abuse, post-partum depression, and fathers’ suicide rates
  • Expanding mothers’ and fathers’ options at home and at work
  • Reducing children’s academic, behavioral, and emotional problems
  • Lessening the pressures of parenting for both parents
  • Changing sexist policies and practices that hurt parents and children
  • Improving the economic situations for parents and their children

The book is not only a wake-up call for parents, but also for students and professionals in medicine and family law, social work, child development, education, and in the publishing, advertising, media, and entertainment industries. Above all, the book empowers parents to free themselves from the myths and lies about fathers that bind them.

Table of Contents

1. Fatherless America
2. What are dads good for? The benefits of involved fathering
3. Damaging myths about mothers and motherhood
4. Divorced fathers: Myths & misconceptions
5. How the myths hurt all of us
6. Research into practice: Recommendations for practitioners, parents & policy makers
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