Father in the process of childcare in the families livingin a village: weekdays with a baby

Abstract

The article constitutes a part of research project entitled «Paternal attitudes in the rural environment». It focuses on a smaller fragment of the project connected with the role of the father in the process of upbringing. In accordance with the accepted assumptions, childcare is one of the components of the father’s role in the process of parenting. The actions that are linked to organizing the everyday life conditions may be classified as criteria that allow to determine the participation of fathers in childcare processes. The qualitative analysis of collected research material, which is preceded by a theoretical introduction, demonstrates current knowledge on performing first childcare actions, the father’s contribution to the child’s healthcare, preparing meals or securing the material needs of a child, among other things.

Keywords

• father; child; family; care; upbringing.