DiscoverModern Wisdom#680 - Dr Anna Machin - Do You Actually Need A Father To Raise A Child?
#680 - Dr Anna Machin - Do You Actually Need A Father To Raise A Child?

#680 - Dr Anna Machin - Do You Actually Need A Father To Raise A Child?

Update: 2023-09-142
Share

Description

Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University, a researcher into the role of fatherhood across time and an author.

The modern world has made dads surplus to requirements in many ways. The deadbeat dad is such a meme in sitcoms and cartoons now that it's no surprise men don't feel they have a role in child rearing. But just how important are fathers to the development of boys and girls? And what don't we know about their impact?

Expect to learn how fathers saved the human race when babies heads got too big, whether it's normal for dads to not feel love for their baby when it's born, the most important ways dads can bond with their kids, whether dads are more important to girls' or boys' development, what pushback Anna got for writing a pro-father book and much more...

Sponsors:

Get 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM)

Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)

Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15)

Extra Stuff:

Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/

To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

-

Get in touch.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast

Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comments 
In Channel
loading
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

#680 - Dr Anna Machin - Do You Actually Need A Father To Raise A Child?

#680 - Dr Anna Machin - Do You Actually Need A Father To Raise A Child?

Chris Williamson