Dads give babies headstart The Courier-Mail:
"But increasingly research is showing that the things fathers bring to the equation can make enormous differences to their children's lives.
Dr Bruce Robinson, co-ordinator of The Fathering Project at the University of Western Australia, has spoken to thousands of fathers and father figures about ways they can engage with their children and the rewards that it brings.
'In general, mothers tend to spend their time worrying about the kids. 'Have you got clean knickers, have you eaten your vegetables, have you brushed your teeth?'. Whereas dads tend to be a bit more laid-back,' Robinson says.
'Those differences are good, so long as they are two good parts of one thing."
"But increasingly research is showing that the things fathers bring to the equation can make enormous differences to their children's lives.
Dr Bruce Robinson, co-ordinator of The Fathering Project at the University of Western Australia, has spoken to thousands of fathers and father figures about ways they can engage with their children and the rewards that it brings.
'In general, mothers tend to spend their time worrying about the kids. 'Have you got clean knickers, have you eaten your vegetables, have you brushed your teeth?'. Whereas dads tend to be a bit more laid-back,' Robinson says.
'Those differences are good, so long as they are two good parts of one thing."