Researchers find that moms and dads are equally sensitive with newborns. For example, dads are just as successful at bottle feeding, and just as sensitive in how they hold babies. About 1 million U.S. children are being raised by single fathers, and they are mostly doing fine. Most women work harder at parenting than do most men. Through this effort, women get better.
Men can be as skilled at parenting as are women, and many men are.
Getting better at parenting takes effort, like any skill. By now, your baby may be teething. In about two years, she will have 20 teeth. Bacteria in baby's mouth react with sugar to make acid. When she is awake, swallowing helps wash acid away.