1998 年 41 巻 3 号 p. 9-16
The objective of this study was to examine the paternal role that was conducted in the conversation between father and child at meal-time, and to clarify the educational significance at meals. The results are as follows: 1.Conversation at meals has much educational significance in the training for morality in connecting the child with society. The father has a great influence to socialize his child through their conversation. 2.The modern father cannot play his role sufficiently, because of his inability to have meals with his child.