When fathers are actively involved in children's lives, the benefits are tremendous. Recent studies have shown that:- Infants cope better with strangers when their fathers have been one of their primary caregivers.
- Children who have formed a strong attachment to both mother and father are more likely to form successful adult relationships.
- Infants learn better how to deal with a variety of people and personalities when they have experienced the different touch, vocal patterns and play styles of father as well as mother.
- Connections for learning in the baby's brain are increased when the baby is stimulated by the different kind of play of parents.
- Boys with warm, nurturing fathers are likely to grow up self-confident, academically successful, generous and compassionate.
- Boys are likely to be readers if their fathers read to them.
- When the biological father is not available, a competent, caring male figure in the fathering role can be equally as effective and beneficial.
"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
-William Shakespeare- |