As the 2016 U.S. Election looms, there's an undeniable fact that real estate mogul and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is a stark contrast to the image of outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama. However, what's really disturbing about Trump is his backward views on parenting.
Even though experts stressed that good parenting skills do not ensure effective leadership abilities, many are seemed worried about Donald Trump's stance on parenting. In fact, The Huffington Post senior reporter Melissa Jeltsen believed that the blunt parenting ideologies of the 70-year-old presidential hopeful could have "disastrous implications."
Donald Trump's Parenting Views
In Jeltsen's Huffington Post article, she outlined Donald Trump's "rigid, sexist view of gender roles" when it comes to parenting. According to Jeltsen, Trump's parental dogma is "far from reality" for many American families today.
Jeltsen also highlighted the fact that Donald Trump hated diaper changes, as well as his view on parenting that a dad's responsibility is to cover all financial costs while moms are the ones to bear the "physical and emotional" aspects of child raising.
Parenting Or Child Rearing Should Be A Shared Responsibility
With Donald Trump's parenting views, it is obvious that the Republican presidential hopeful doesn't believe in parenting equality, instead he chooses the outdated and conventional parenting idea where women take care of the children at home while men do their jobs.
Jeltsen, however, said that more than 50 percent of fathers today that parenting "should be a shared responsibility," as written in Boston College's fatherhood study titled, "The New Dad." Trump has also been criticized for his views on pregnancy as an "inconvenience" and breastfeeding as "disgusting."
"None of this is to say that Trump doesn't love and cherish his kids," Jeltsen wrote. "He may be a great father, but in his own words, he's certainly not an equal parenting partner. As president, he'd draw on his personal experiences to make policy decisions that affect working parents. For anyone who has a kid or plans to in the near future, that prospect should be pretty damn scary."
French President Francois Hollande Slams Donald Trump
Donald Trump is no stranger to the abhorrence of foreign leaders. In fact, French President Francois Hollande recently attacked the American businessman, saying electing Trump as the next U.S. president would put a wedge between the relationship of Europe and America.
Hollande, who endorsed Hillary Clinton, is not the first foreign leader who has slammed Donald Trump. According to USA Today, the presidential candidate was also lambasted by political leaders from Mexico to the United Kingdom due to his assertions on immigration, trade deals and his "terrifying yet solidly constitutional" Muslim ban, Vox notes.
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