The psychological term is “emotional incest.” If he was attracted to his mother it's the Oedipus complex. And if he views his daughter as being his mother whom he was attracted to and is attracted to his daught for that reason, it's emotional incest with an Oedipus twist.
The study concluded that incestuous fathers are a heterogenous group that consists of five distinct types. The "sexually preoccupied" group manifested clear and conscious sexual interest in their daughters, often from an early age.
This over-involvement makes the relationship emotionally unhealthy and potentially damaging. The father-daughter enmeshment signs are the same as the mother-daughter enmeshment signs, involving a lack of boundaries, control, emotional manipulation, and difficulty separating.
They love their daughter more to give them mental and emotional strength to cater the men's world out there. Its a hidden fear that maybe other man who will eventually come into her life will not give her love as much as they can so they want to fill heart with love before the hard times.
Her “First Love”
Family scientists and evolutionary psychologists have discovered that girls appear to be born with an emotional, relational, and evolutionary void that a father is designated to fill. If left vacant, girls will be more likely to seek to fill it in with other, unhealthier substitutes.
The Electra complex is a psychoanalytic term used to describe a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the affection of her father.
Some father's might get sexually attracted to their own daughters while others don't have any sexual feelings towards them.
It's not uncommon for children to prefer one parent over the other. Sometimes this is due to a change in the parenting roles: a move, a new job, bedrest, separation. During these transitions, parents may shift who does bedtime, who gets breakfast, or who is in charge of daycare pickup.
Gallup has been polling Americans about their baby gender preferences since 1941, and the results are consistent — there's always a slight preference for sons over daughters. About 40% of parents, across the decades, have told researchers that if they could only have one child, they would want a boy.
Apparently, "daddy's little girl" isn't just the cliche that will never die. Dads actually parent their toddler daughters differently than their toddler son, according to a new study published in Behavioral Neuroscience, and fathers with daughters are more attentive to their daughters than dads with sons.
There are unclear boundaries.
And with toxic father-daughter relationships, this might look like: invading your privacy, disregarding your feelings, and making your decisions for you without even asking you for your input or giving you a good reason why (other than “Because I said so and you will do as you're told!”).
A codependent parent often refuses to see their adult child as a grown individual and instead wants a child-like relationship so they can continue to exert control. The parent's sense of self is wrapped up in the child's dependence on him or her.
In psychology, 'daddy issues' are described as a 'father complex. ' A father complex develops when a person has a poor relationship with his or her father. The need for approval, support, love, and understanding progresses into adulthood, and it may result in bad decisions with relationships.
has been observed in a range of cultures, typically these are in western cultures, a father fixation implies an incredibly strong emotional relationship between a son or daughter and their father.
Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.
Predivorce family dynamics: In most intact families, sons and daughters are closer to their mothers than to their fathers. This does not mean the children and their fathers love one another less.
While the debate on whether firstborn daughters look like their dads is ongoing, it's clear that father-daughter relationships are special and often characterized by a strong bond. Contrary to popular belief, there is no scientific evidence that suggests all firstborn daughters necessarily resemble their fathers.
Interestingly, studies show that fathers' favorites are likely to be their youngest daughter, while moms are likely to favor their oldest son, Kluger says. They may be of the opposite sex, he says, but they tend to share traits associated with the parent's sex.
The phase can start as early as six to eight months and continues until around age two – when object permanence is fully established. “Separation anxiety is most common from ten to 18 months. But new research is saying Piaget's theory underestimates the development of the toddler mind.
Emotionally absent or cold mothers can be unresponsive to their children's needs. They may act distracted and uninterested during interactions, or they could actively reject any attempts of the child to get close. They may continue acting this way with adult children.
Your Child Doesn't Want to Leave You.
It may not be that your child doesn't want to go with the other parent, but that he or she doesn't want to leave you. Remember that children usually love both their parents dearly, and your child has just spent the last few (or several) days being comfortable with you in your home.
Even if you don't fully recognize it, research indicates that there's a good chance that you actually do have a favorite. In fact, one study published in the Journal of Family Psychology found 74% of moms and 70% of dads reported preferential treatment toward one child.
Griffin says that although parents might not readily admit to favouritism, they certainly won't be alone if they find themselves feeling closer to one child over another. Most mothers and fathers have favourites – and that's OK.
“The sexy dad is absolutely a thing, for most but not all women,” psychiatrist Reef Karim told Fatherly. “He reveals his tender side, is empathic, responsible, caring and probably more settled in life. This is particularly true with an involved father.”