Now it is evident that the upbringing of a human child requires not only the mother's care for his nourishment, but much more the care of his father as guide and guardian, and under whom he progresses in goods both internal and external. (II II 154, 2)
With nourishment could we also say that the infant is "emotionally" nourished more by the mother than the father? Which isn't to say that an emotional bond between the father and children doesn't develop, but it seems to me that this isn't as immediate as the mother-child bond.
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