To all the underrated Dads – Happy Father’s Day

Father’s are the most underrated personality in the world probably as they work silently taking care of the business and family at the backend. With majority home-makers as mothers, the society has clung to batter absentee fathers those have never gotten the praise that they deserved in the society and to thank the one’s who embrace being a DAD. So is the Father’s day – A product of society’s guilt?

When Father’s Day is celebrated?

Irrespective of the rationale behind, honouring fatherhood to recognise a father’s contribution to society is appreciable. Since it is mainly western-influenced, it is celebrated on the third Sunday of June Month in India, similar to US and UK.

Importance of Father in Child’s Life

Nowadays modern families are carving their own grounds to share the roles and responsibilities. Off lately, dads today are even more involved with their kids despite their normal work schedule and this doesn’t come as a surprise since it is quite evident that father’s play an equal role along with mothers in the child’s upbringing. In fact, there is a study which does emphasise on “The Importance of Fathers in The Healthy Development of Children“. As the study suggests –

1. Children with involved, caring fathers have better educational outcomes.
2. Fathers who are involved, nurturing, and playful with their infants have children with higher IQs, as well as better linguistic and cognitive capacities.
3. Toddlers with involved fathers go on to start school with higher levels of academic readiness.
4. The influence of a father’s involvement on academic achievement extends into adolescence and young adulthood.
5. 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 with peers.
6. An active and nurturing style of fathering is associated with better verbal skills, intellectual functioning, and academic achievement among adolescents.

In nutshell, fathers have a powerful and positive impact on the development and health of children.

Let us know how you’ve celebrated Father’s Day and have actually EMBRACED your Dads in the comment section below.