After their children have completed the newborn phase,fathers and mothers begin to manifest somewhat different styles of parenting.Fathers tend to provide ________,whereas mothers tend to be more ________.

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Research has shown that fathers tend to engage in more physical and social stimulation with their children, such as roughhousing and playing games with rules, whereas mothers tend to be more nurturing and provide rhythmic and soothing forms of stimulation, such as rocking and singing lullabies. Option A is incorrect as staccato implies abrupt and disconnected, which is not a typical style of parenting. Option C is incorrect because contact comfort refers to the physical closeness that infants and young children seek from both parents, and nurturing and physical are not contrasting styles of parenting. Option D is also incorrect as calmer games and caregiving are not contrasting styles of parenting.

After Their Children Have Completed the Newborn Phase,fathers and Mothers