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 by: Susie Michelle Cortright
On Father's Day, we celebrate the guys in our lives.
Not just our dads and the fathers to our children, but all the men who have
made a positive impact
on a child’s life.
A number of recently published studies call attention
to the effects of good fathering. Men who play an active role in their children’s lives stimulate
all aspects of development: emotional, academic, behavioral, and social, even
when those men don’t live in the same home as their children.
But we don’t need a study to understand that the men in our lives matter,
whether he’s a husband who lives at home, an ex-husband who lives across
town, a stepfather, a grandfather, an uncle, or a mentor in the community.
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Even from a child’s conception, a supportive father
makes a difference in the lives of mothers, their children, and the world-at-large.
In fact, research
shows that women with supportive partners experience fewer health complications
in pregnancy and have better attitudes about the inevitable physical changes
to their own bodies. Studies indicate that even labor and delivery may be shorter
and easier when your partner is by your side.
Men lend a sense of self-control. They model their work ethic. They make us
laugh and help us develop a sense of humor. Men teach self-reliance, self-confidence,
discipline, independence, and the ability to deal with frustrations, large
and small. They help their daughters understand how to relate to men and the
meaning of trust and intimacy in all relationships. They help their sons understand
what it means to be a husband and a father and a man.
This Father’s Day, let us remember the father’s
role. Let us actively engage him in this day-to-day process of parenting.
Let us stand back so he
can take charge and do things his way once in a while. Let us see his parenting
style as a complement - and not an opposition - to our own.
Let us celebrate our fathers and honor them for making a difference
in our world.
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