Some people seem to think that a Dad only becomes important when his son needs taking to football practice or his daughter needs chauffeuring to ballet lessons. However, there are hundreds of published research papers that prove beyond any doubt that Dad is indispensable.
Dads matter because….
- Children raised with their dads have better social skills when at nursery age and will do better at examinations when they are sixteen.
- Being a good dad helps keep your child mentally stable. A close father-child relationship is a good predictor of good long-term mental health.
- Children brought up in a happy two parent family environment have higher self esteem and form better relationships themselves.
- Being a good Dad means that when your child grows up they are more likely to be a good parent themselves.
- Good fathering means your son will be less likely to get a criminal record.
- Successful professional women all tend to have at least one thing in common, fathers who respect and encourage them
You are Important to your partner too.
If you help with your baby from the start breastfeeding is more successful and she is less likely to suffer with postnatal depression.
