Comments on: Children of single dads get less health care on Yahoo! News http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-7026 Ray Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:21:58 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html#comment-7026 Yup, time for the government to step in. Soon it will be a crime to not take your child to the doctor for routine care. We are not truly free in this country to raise our children as we see fit. Yup, time for the government to step in. Soon it will be a crime to not take your child to the doctor for routine care. We are not truly free in this country to raise our children as we see fit.

]]> By: Medic http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-7005 Medic Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:04:31 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html#comment-7005 Odd, as the few men who are single father's I know of, are that way for a reason. They actually give their children more love, health care concern and time then the women who was to be their mothers. I know this is not true of all folks, but of the few I do know who have custody over the woman, their kids are WELL taken care of. I am thinking this is just another reason we all need" healthcare from the govt to get by." Rolls eyes........ Odd, as the few men who are single father’s I know of, are that way for a reason. They actually give their children more love, health care concern and time then the women who was to be their mothers. I know this is not true of all folks, but of the few I do know who have custody over the woman, their kids are WELL taken care of.

I am thinking this is just another reason we all need” healthcare from the govt to get by.” Rolls eyes……..

]]> By: TheNewGuy http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-7004 TheNewGuy Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:02:08 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html#comment-7004 Yep... part of that is probably directly traceable to the general stoicism that's drilled into men. Men don't get sick... and if they do, they suck it up and deal with it. They may, by extension, expect no less from their kids. Something to be said for that mothering/nurturing, I guess. Yep… part of that is probably directly traceable to the general stoicism that’s drilled into men. Men don’t get sick… and if they do, they suck it up and deal with it. They may, by extension, expect no less from their kids.

Something to be said for that mothering/nurturing, I guess.

]]> By: James Wilk, M.D. http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-7001 James Wilk, M.D. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:57:34 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/08/children-of-single-dads-get-less-health-care-on-yahoo-news.html#comment-7001 I'm not at all surprised. Men in general are far less likely to make doctors' appointments and seek health care. In fact, after over 12 years of medical practice I can say it's a rarity when one receives a call from a man for any reason. Calls about men and children typically come from a concerned female relative--daughters, mothers, wives, daughters-in-law, grandmothers. Children of married dads get more health care because the dad's wife typically arranges for everything. That's my theory, anyway. Next to worthless study in my opinion. I’m not at all surprised. Men in general are far less likely to make doctors’ appointments and seek health care. In fact, after over 12 years of medical practice I can say it’s a rarity when one receives a call from a man for any reason. Calls about men and children typically come from a concerned female relative–daughters, mothers, wives, daughters-in-law, grandmothers.

Children of married dads get more health care because the dad’s wife typically arranges for everything.

That’s my theory, anyway. Next to worthless study in my opinion.

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