Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention is always to protect his daughter.
My guess is that good and bad parenting is spread fairly evenly across different social groups. But can you imagine Tony Blair lecturing the middle class on how to bring up their children? He is far more comfortable as a latter-day exponent of the Poor Law mentality.
Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys.
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.
I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.
Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but it's also just the consistency of decision making. And it's routine.
The thing about dads is, even when they're very good, they don't do anything like as much as most mums do.
Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening.
As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they have with their children.
I don't think anybody feels like they're a good parent. Or if people think they're good parents, they ought to think again.