Arian Foster Speaks Truth about Fatherhood
NFL Star Arian Foster: 6 Things I'll Try to Teach My Daughter
By Arian Foster, Houston Texans running back | Shine Experts – Thu, Sep 5, 2013 3:02 PM EDT
Here is the link to his article:
http://shine.yahoo.com/experts/nfl-star-arian-foster--6-things-i-ll-try-to-teach-my-daughter--165016060.html
Here are the 6 "Things":
1. Happiness.
2. The value of a dollar.
3. Know your why.
4. Kindness.
5. Men and her worth.
6. The flying spaghetti monster.
I believe the role of a father is very important for children.
What does the research say these days?
According to a report in "Fathers and Their Impact on Children's Well-Being":
"Even from birth, children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings, and, as they grow older, have better social connections.https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/fatherhood.pdf
The way fathers play with their children also has an important impact on a child's emotional and social development. Fathers spend a higher percentage of their one-to-one interactions with infants and preschoolers in stimulating, playful activity than do mothers. From these interactions, children learn how to regulate their feelings and behavior.
Children with involved, caring fathers have better educational outcomes. The influence of a father's involvement extends into adolescence and young adulthood. Numerous studies find that an active and nurturing style of fathering is associated with better verbal skills, intellectual functioning, and academic achievement among adolescents."
There is no question that fathers do play an important part in their children's lives; that the majority of studies affirm that an involved father can play a crucial role particularly in the cognitive, behavioral and general health and well-being areas of a child's life; that having a positive male role model helps an adolescent boy develop positive gender-role characteristics; that adolescent girls are more likely to form positive opinions of men and are better able to relate to them when fathered by an involved father; that it is generally accepted, under most circumstances, a father's presence and involvement can be as crucial to a child's healthy development as is the mother's; and that experiencing validation of their importance in the general parenting literature has made fathers much more conscious of their value and, in turn, leads to their greater desire to be involved.
"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
Sigmund Freud
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