The last decade has seen a huge improvement in the way public and voluntary sector services include children and their families. Yet the fact remains that the majority of settings are predominantly staffed and used by women, some of whom have negative perceptions about the suitability of men to adopt caring roles.
It is attitudes like these, according to Roger Olley, project manger for Children North East's Fathers Plus project, that discourage many men from getting involved in children's service settings. "Men tend to have different perspectives on life to women and respond differently to situations," he says. "But if children are to develop socially, emotionally and psychologically, it is important that male attitudes are actively encouraged."
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