The Science Of Being A Dad (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Father’s Day, coming up. Maybe it’s pancakes and a hug for Dad. For a long time now, the issues around Mom have had more attention. Dads were off working. Moms juggled the universe. Including work. But a raft of scientific studies have been steadily boring into the question of exactly how and where dads – fathers – have their impact in child-rearing and the home. In genetic legacies. In dad-style play and speech. In the onset of puberty, the family frame of mind, the biological impact of simple presence. This hour On Point: The science of fatherhood. How it works. The imprint it leaves. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/06/12/fathers-day-being-a-dad