Should there be a dad?
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Should there be a dad?
Do you agree with me that a dad would be a wonderful addition to the story? Dads should be shown as interested in their children's everyday lives. Maybe Dad could join as the dishwasher. What a resounding message that would send!
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it has to be a dad to make harmony and Negotiable family even though is out of work
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Miriam, I think its a superb idea to have a dad that way Dad's might be more inclined to read this story to or with their toddlers.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑01 Jul 2018, 16:01 Toni is shown enjoying many activities with Mom and his friends. I appreciate that family and friendship are subtly depicted as joyful experiences. But hey, we don't see Dad!
Do you agree with me that a dad would be a wonderful addition to the story? Dads should be shown as interested in their children's everyday lives. Maybe Dad could join as the dishwasher. What a resounding message that would send!
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I think the author was promising more books. Maybe a dad will appear in a later one. I like the idea of a nuclear family.
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But the more I think about it, the more I am having a hard time trying to think of books for this age group that show a whole family who isn't made up animals. Lyle Crocodile, the Berenstain Bears, Peter Rabbit (wait, did Peter Rabbit have a father?), Curious George (he had the man in the yellow hat.
Maybe it is well past time that Dad is represented.
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You’re absolutely right. Kanga in Winnie The Pooh was a single parent too.FictionLover wrote: ↑02 Jul 2018, 19:15 I like the idea of having dad around helping with the chores.
But the more I think about it, the more I am having a hard time trying to think of books for this age group that show a whole family who isn't made up animals. Lyle Crocodile, the Berenstain Bears, Peter Rabbit (wait, did Peter Rabbit have a father?), Curious George (he had the man in the yellow hat.
Maybe it is well past time that Dad is represented.
Mind you, stats say that in the UK, one quarter of families are now single parent, so it may hurt those children who feel they should be aspiring to something that’s beyond their control. Also single dad families are very poorly represented, though there is Spike and his son in the old Tom and Jerry cartoons.
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Very observant, I never thought of Kanga as a single parent, but a lot of children's literature seems focused on the children, and leave the parents to the side. Just like Christopher Robin, I assume he had parents, I don't remember him being an orphan, but they are not discussed.Helen_Combe wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 01:11You’re absolutely right. Kanga in Winnie The Pooh was a single parent too.FictionLover wrote: ↑02 Jul 2018, 19:15 I like the idea of having dad around helping with the chores.
But the more I think about it, the more I am having a hard time trying to think of books for this age group that show a whole family who isn't made up animals. Lyle Crocodile, the Berenstain Bears, Peter Rabbit (wait, did Peter Rabbit have a father?), Curious George (he had the man in the yellow hat.
Maybe it is well past time that Dad is represented.
Mind you, stats say that in the UK, one quarter of families are now single parent, so it may hurt those children who feel they should be aspiring to something that’s beyond their control. Also single dad families are very poorly represented, though there is Spike and his son in the old Tom and Jerry cartoons.
My son loved Winnie the Pooh! We had books, tapes (now would be CDs) and videos.
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