STAGE 1 – MOTHER
From birth till a child is five, the mother should pay maximum attention to nurturing the child, in fact, the baby should be under the full care of its mother, and the father should be generally around as a source of amusement and joy, playing with the baby, entertaining him or her, fostering, as a father figure in a supporting role, since as designed by mother nature, the baby biologically needs its mother’s physical affection [nurturing, breastfeeding, ablutions] and emotional love the most.
STAGE 2 – MOTHER AND FATHER
STAGE 3 – FATHER
It is only after the child turns twelve that the father begins to play an increasing major role in the child’s development. Now the father must take charge as the principal parent while the mother recedes into the background [playing the role of what the father did in Stage 1] and, of course, performing the cardinal role as principal parent looking after the younger children who are in Stages 1 and 2.
Will it affect their interrelationships as parent and child?
We are born wanting a loving, nurturing attachment to our parents [particularly the mother].
A grandmother playing a mother’s role – won’t this cause an ambiguity in the child’s mind?
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