Dr. Linda Nielsen

Sense & Nonsense

QUIZ - Which of the following do you believe are true?

Fathers generally have less impact on their daughters than mothers do.
A daughter benefits more from a good relationship with mom than with dad.
Mothers know more than fathers about what’s good for kids.
Fathers lack the natural instinct that mothers have for raising children.
Mothers sacrifice more than fathers do for their children.
Daughters raised by single moms are better adjusted than those raised by single dads.
Most dads are satisfied with the amount of time they get to spend with their kids.
Most dads are more interested in their jobs than in their kids.
A daughter’s relationship with her dad is usually stronger when mom is a housewife  
Moms are mores stressed than dads trying to balance work and family.
Dads talk much more about themselves than moms do.
Most divorced dads are not making their full child support payments. 
Most divorced dads left their wives for another woman.
Most fathers spend only half as much time with their kids as employed mothers do.
Divorce rates are lower when mom stays home and dad earns the family’s income.
Mothers are generally more depressed and lonelier than fathers after a divorce.
Fathers are much better off financially than mothers after their divorce.
Fathers have no natural instinct for taking care of infants the way that mothers do.
Father absence has a far more negative impact on sons than on daughters.
When mom and dad are both employed, mom does at least twice as much work around the house and has much less free time for herself than dad does.