Özet:

In traditional family form, a father model who works outside, earns money, sets up rules and put them into practice, loves his child from far away could be often seen. Generally, mother didnt used to work outside and used to undertake child care. Because of the rise in the number of working mothers, the role of father in family has changed. Today, fathers are as important as mothers in childs education and they must be. A good father role make the child gain the characteristics of having social interaction, self-reliance, self-discipline. Childs success at school can also be related to the place of father model in childs life. Fathers sparing time to his child, talking with the child, reading book to him or her, asking the childs ideas about events, accompanying him or her in plays and let the child feel his love are important in childs intelligence development. It is hard for a child who cannot have a good relationship with his or her father and who isnt exposed to love and care from his father to be at peace with himself or herself, to be successful at school, to be in accordance with friends and to show social behaviors. A deficient father model may cause sexual identity disorder especially in boys. Examining childrens books in terms of father model, a father model is not majorly seen. Especially preschool books in which child education is intensely emphasized, mother is nearly the only person who takes care of the child. In books which present father as a hero, though not hardly emphasized, the father role has a major effect on children. Father has final word for the decisions about the child. Fathers not involving in childs life for any reason affects children negatively. In the study, childrens books written for various ages are chosen and the father models in these books are examined.

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