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This episode began out of a query that I see repeated endlessly in online parenting groups: \u201cMy child has a really strong preference for me. They get on great with the other parent (usually the father, in a heterosexual relationship) when I\u2019m not around, but when I\u2019m there it\u2019s all \u201cMommy, Mommy, Mommy!\u201d This is destroying my partner; how can we get through this stage?\u201d\nSo that\u2019s where I began the research on this question, and it led me down quite a rabbit hole \u2013 I\u2019d never thought too much about whether mothers and fathers fulfill unique roles in a child\u2019s development and while it isn\u2019t necessarily as prescriptive as \u201cthe mother provides\u2026 and the father provides\u2026 ,\u201d in many families these roles do occur and this helps to explain why children prefer one parent over another. (we also touch on how this plays out in families where both parents are of the same gender).\nMy guest for this episode is Dr. Diana Coyl-Shepheard, Professor at California State University Chico, whose research focuses on children\u2019s social and emotional development and relationships with their fathers.\nAnd on the other items that are discussed in this episode:\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/membership/ (Find more info on the Finding Your Parenting Mojo membership group here)\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/tameyourtriggers/ (Sign up for the FREE Tame Your Triggers workshop here (starts July 8th!))\nClick the \u201cSend Voicemail\u201d button on the right >>> to record your message for the 100th episode: it can be a question, a comment, or anything else you like!\nhttps://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fyourparentingmojo.com%2Ffathers%2Fandlinkname=092%3A%20Fathers%E2%80%99%20unique%20role%20in%20parenting ()https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fyourparentingmojo.com%2Ffathers%2Fandlinkname=092%3A%20Fathers%E2%80%99%20unique%20role%20in%20parenting ()https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fyourparentingmojo.com%2Ffathers%2Fandlinkname=092%3A%20Fathers%E2%80%99%20unique%20role%20in%20parenting ()https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fyourparentingmojo.com%2Ffathers%2Fandlinkname=092%3A%20Fathers%E2%80%99%20unique%20role%20in%20parenting ()