We often hear that mothers do the caring; fathers just do the playing. This is a false dichotomy — even a dangerous one — because fathers' particular style of play involves both a conscious focus on teaching and, as the research is now showing, is instructive to children even when it is not consciously designed to be so.


p. 57. - Father and Child Reunion (2001)

Warren Farrell Quotes

We often hear that mothers do the caring; fathers just do the playing. This is a false dichotomy — even a dangerous one — because fathers'...

We often hear that mothers do the caring; fathers just do the playing. This is a false dichotomy — even a dangerous one — because fathers'...

We often hear that mothers do the caring; fathers just do the playing. This is a false dichotomy — even a dangerous one — because fathers'...

We often hear that mothers do the caring; fathers just do the playing. This is a false dichotomy — even a dangerous one — because fathers'...