Can a father be equally as good a nurturer as a mother? If not, why not?
by 
CuriousFrank
ANSWERS: 16
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I think so.
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I think so, they can have the bonding that a mother has with their child. I think if one is missing we adapt to get that. A child needs a nurturer and nine out of ten will get it. Men are capable of raising a healthy balanced child alone.
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I sure hope so, Frank. While there are some things that I will never be able to replace and some voids that I will never be able to fill, I try everyday to give my kids what they need... not just material things but I do what I can to support them emotionally, educationally, physically, and morally.
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Sure... Not my father though.
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Yes, I've seen some fathers be better at that as well as more compasionate then most moms. It just depends on the individual & how much they are willing to give to the child with time & meeting that childs emotional needs as well. It just depends on how protective the parent is & loving I don't think gender determines that.
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Without a doubt, yes. Do you see some of the mothers these days?
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No. The Lord's designed women to be nurturing to children, not men.
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i can't honestly tell you an answer, as I just do not know. What i feel is that being a good nurturer is within the person, not pending on what sex they are.
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Based on my experience of trying to be the best Father to my children I can possibly be, because I know first hand the effect of having a bad one, and having spent every effort trying to nurture them and be a genuinely significant part of their lives..... It's still a case of "Dad's for fun, but Mom's for comfort" And I wish I could say otherwise sometimes....
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yes they can be. I know several men who are great with their kids. They have a closer bond with them (especially the sons) than the kids do with the mom. It is unfair in this day and age to think that men cannot be nurturing. There is many a great man out there that loves his kids and does the best he can for them and to say that he is not a nurturing father is like saying Joseph didn't give a crap about Jesus when he was lost in the temple.
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I know a couple of fathers who are doing a much better job.
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Of course they can. Every bit as good and better than some "mother's" I've seen.
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Of course! I was raised by a single father! He did more to take care of my brother and I than our mother ever did!
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What makes a person a good nuturer is not thier gender. Females have it hardwired into thier DNA to want to care for young, it's just the way nature made us and every other creature that has helpless young, those animals that do not have helpless young, do not have this overwhelming desire to nurture. That being said, many females either have very little of this in them or choose to ignore it, many Females do not make good mothers. There are also many males that do not make good fathers for whatever reason. So while I think that it may come more naturally to women to take on a nurturing role, I think MANY men are quite capable of filling the same role, in fact in my life I have seen many occasions where the Father or other man has the nurturing role, while the woman does not.
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my father raised two little girls by himself - i think he did a good job on us - except for that menstruation speech when i was 12 - im glad i had a school nurse, friends, and others women i could talk to. LOL
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I personally know some fathers that are much more nurturing than their wives.
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