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“Kearney also contended that a stable two-parent household, particularly one where both parents are actively involved, offers unique advantages to children that extend beyond a pooled income. Having two parents in the household, Kearney explained, offers benefits such as increased parental time for activities like reading and homework assistance, as well as reduced stress and greater emotional bandwidth for parenting”

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/key-takeaways-from-the-discussion-on-the-two-parent-privilege/#:~:text=Having%20two%20parents%20in%20the,greater%20emotional%20bandwidth%20for%20parenting.[/quote]

Yet, as I recall (from reading in college many years ago) These studies didn’t really look seriously at other family models. Two parents families are the default model. But what if the two parents have a hostile relationship, or if even one of them is seriously impaired by alcohol, other substance abuse, mental illness, or even unremitting stress. Would that really be “better” on clearly specified measures than, say, a household that includes a grandmother, her adult daughter and son, and her own children’s children?  That offers all of the benefits that Kearney indicated, possibly with more egalitarian and more flexibility among the adults in the household, and possibly more support for the kids.  I’m not arguing in favor of either model. I’m saying that there are multiple models beyond the ones that most researchers look at from the secure perspectives of their own cultures. [/quote]

Not PP but I feel strongly that boys in particular benefit from a strong male in the house. I see this most striking when my husband goes out of town- even though we parent similarly and are both actively engaged, there just appears to be something different about a booming deep voice in regards to discipline that leaves a void when he is not here, despite my best efforts. [/quote]

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