1. Women are the ones who get pregnant, which takes a physical toll, and maybe makes working super stressful jobs and long hours ill advised.
2. There is a period of time needed for recovering from the trauma of child birth.
2. Many women prefer breast feeding their children. Yes, they can pump, but may prefer to feed their children er, "naturally", which means getting up at odd hours of the night for a period of time.
3. If the mother is doing most of the feeding because of this, it takes time to fully wean the child. And then the child will likely have a stronger bond with the mother than the father for a little while after that.
4. And maybe the father is now working more hours than the mother due to the added burdens the mother has, which could be another reason the child might be more attached to Mom than Dad at these very young ages.
5. Repeat all of the above for the number of children you plan to have.
All of which is to say, socialization is a huge factor. But there are also differences between being a mother and being a father that are strictly due to biology.
But would add that in the very early stages:
1. Women are the ones who get pregnant, which takes a physical toll, and maybe makes working super stressful jobs and long hours ill advised.
2. There is a period of time needed for recovering from the trauma of child birth.
2. Many women prefer breast feeding their children. Yes, they can pump, but may prefer to feed their children er, "naturally", which means getting up at odd hours of the night for a period of time.
3. If the mother is doing most of the feeding because of this, it takes time to fully wean the child. And then the child will likely have a stronger bond with the mother than the father for a little while after that.
4. And maybe the father is now working more hours than the mother due to the added burdens the mother has, which could be another reason the child might be more attached to Mom than Dad at these very young ages.
5. Repeat all of the above for the number of children you plan to have.
All of which is to say, socialization is a huge factor. But there are also differences between being a mother and being a father that are strictly due to biology.