So many parents think that the mother is the most important person in the early years of a child; that is not the case. A child needs both mother and father.
Look at it this way, the first man your daughter is exposed to is their father, he determines how she will relate with men and how she believes a man should treat her. The absence of the father has led to many women having 'daddy issues' and also looking for a father figure in a man.
A boy needs their father for guidance. The parent that allows rough play is usually the father. Us mothers tend to be very protective. The father will allow the boy to be more adventurous, to be a man and to take responsibility. Through their father, boys also learn how to treat a woman and how to respect a woman. Most men who cannot handle responsibility as a father or husband can link their issues to not having a father around to guide them.
I am sure you can look at yourself as a parent and see how having your father around made you the kid of parent you are now, or could have made you a better parent?
It has also been proven that having a father involved leads to a child being more confident and successful. Knowing their father gives them a sense of security and they are emotionally secure. They excel at school and confident to try anything
Sexual activity as a teenager has been linked to the absence of a father in the child's life. The Huffington Post said a recent study showed that involved dads have twice the influence as moms on reducing teen sex. Children without fathers were twice as likely to be involved in early sexual activity and seven times more likely to get pregnant as adolescents.
Parenting is definitely not just for mothers and it is important to understand that. Whether divorced/separated/having issues/married/married with issues, fathers you need to be active in your children's lives, and mothers, do not stop the relationship from developing. Let the children develop their relationship with their fathers.
Let us help raise happy, confident children!
Till next Monday...be happy
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