Professor Marsha Kline Pruett. Photo courtesy of Smith College.

Mothers want fathers involved in raising children but can discourage them by micromanaging how dads interact with their offspring, according to Marsha Kline Pruett, a professor at the Smith College School of Social Work. The New York Times interviewed Pruett for their story “Fathers Gain Respect From Experts (and Mothers).” Pruett co-authorized “Partnership Parenting” (Da Capo Press) with her husband child psychiatrist Dr. Kyle Pruett.