The study also suggested that the greatest level of fatherly parenting took place in the families of only one child. As the number of children and financial obligations increased, the father’s apparent interest and involvement with the children decreased. However, no matter what the size of financial condition of the family, a father’s active participation in the child’s development made a definite difference in the child’s progress.
The study further revealed that when the father was frequently away from home for the night, it had a bad effect on the child’s level in math and reading. However, if he worked on night shifts, it appeared to have little effect on the child’s academic progress. The data for the study was obtained primarily through interviews with parents, teachers and physicians. The information that evaluated the level of the father’s parenting performance came chiefly from observations of their wives.
36.In this article the author intends to say that (
).
A
．
parental involvement by the father is as good as that by the mother
B
．
parental involvement by the father is far better than that by the mother
C
．
children with only father’s involvement do very well in schools
D
．
children with the father’s involvement do better in math and reading than those whose only involved parent is the mother
37.The expression
“
life with father
”
in this context means (
).
A
．
life in a family without the mother
B
．
life in a family with only the father
C
．
life in a family where the father is involved in the child’s growth
D
．
life in a family where the mother is not involved in the child’s growth
38.Study results show that (
) the fathers were involved in the child’s development.
A
．
about one third of
B
．
about two-thirds of
C
．
just about half of
D
．
no more than half of
39.The study indicated that if fathers are frequently away from home for the night, their children might be (
) in reading and math.
A
．
favorably affected
B
．
little affected
C
．
unfavorably affected
D
