Children behave better, learn more and are better adjusted if their father is involved in their lives, a major study shows. Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden recently concluded a 20-year review and found that a good relationship between youngsters and fathers had a positive effect that could last for at least two decades. In low-income homes, regular contact was also seen to lead to less juvenile crime. Behavioral problems in boys, and psychological problems in girls, were also less frequent. Intelligence, reasoning and language were more advanced in children who had good contact with both parents. Our review backs up the intuitive assumption that engaged biological fathers or father figures are good for children, especially when the children are socially or economically disadvantaged, says Dr Sarkadi. Children who lived with both a mother and father figure had less behavioral problems than those who lived with just their mother. Fathers and mothers complement each other and together provide a richness of care within the family that you cant replicate in any other setting, added Dr. Sarkadi.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 03:21:53 +0000
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