Father’s Work Abroad and the Problem of Education of the Child

Krystian Wojaczek

Uniwersytet Opolski

Abstract

The separation of the father from his family, when he is working abroad, creates the abnormal emotional atmosphere in the educational environment of the child. Presence of the predominant emotion (hankering, loneliness and the lack of feeling of safety) disturbs the education of the child staying at home with his mother. Both parents should be present in the educational process of their child. The presence is broken even in the case of the oscillating presence home of the father, working abroad. Apart from the emotional environment, separation disturbs the cognitive aspect of the relation between the father and his child. There are disturbed the following: learning of the child's needs, its emotional state and problems. Very important is fathers authority. Change of the traditional fathers role in the family makes him look for the new shape of the authority. He has to build his authority day by day, being near his children. The separation from the family, because of his work abroad disturbs this process.

Keywords:

separation, education, father’s authority, predominant feelings