The Depression Father More Often Spanking Son

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Postpartum depression is often referred to be also experienced by new fathers. If the depression is untreated it can cause havoc on the emotions fathers in educating their children.

Recent research shows that depressed fathers tend more often to give physical punishment on their children than fathers who are not depressed. Physical punishment in the form of a blow to the buttocks even been filed when the child is a year old.

In addition to abusive father who suffered from depression were also more rarely read the stories on their baby? Habits like to hit those associated with bad behavior in children, while the activity was read the story will result in positive behavior.

Research conducted on the basis of an interview to the 1746 fathers who had children aged one year to find about 7 percent of new fathers were depressed. Of these 44 percent said they read story books to their children 3 times a week, fewer (58 percent) of fathers who are not depressed.

In addition, 41 percent of depressed fathers had claimed to have spanked their children in the last month, far more than fathers who are not depressed, 13 percent.

Because of research done in developed countries, awareness of these fathers to seek professional help is high. 77 percent say depression father had spoken with the doctor in the last year.