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My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12

Contrary to the speculation that family participation will hinder men's careers, a father who cared for their children's intellectual development and their adolescent's social development was more likely to advance in their occupations.
Source: Snarey, J. How Fathers Care for the Next Generation: A Four-Decade Study. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
George Herbert

Children who exhibited violent misbehavior in school were 11 times as likely not to live with their fathers and 6 times as likely to have parents who were not married. Boys from families with absent fathers and divorced parents are at higher risk for violent behavior than boys from intact families.
Source: Sheline, Jonathan L., Betty J. Skipper and W. Eugene Broadhead. "Risk Factors for Violent Behavior in Elementary School Boys: Have You Hugged Your Child Today?" American Journal of Public Health.

A wise son maketh a glad father.
Proverbs 10:1

The Cincinnati Children's' Hospital Center studied 527 teenagers to learn what family and lifestyle characteristics were related to mental health and adjustment. Adolescents who ate dinner with their parents five times or more per week were the least likely to be on drugs, depressed, or in trouble with the law. They were more likely to be doing well in school and to be surrounded by a supportive circle of friends. By contrast, the more poorly adjusted teens ate with their parents only three or fewer evenings per week. Says Salem, Oregon psychologist Howard Baker Jr., "I have to add that the presence of a dad at the table is the greatest single catalyst to realizing all those benefits."
Source: Blake Sperry Boden of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Jennie M Zeisz, DePaul University.

Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be rough.
Wilhelm Busch

Children whose parents separate are significantly more likely to experience conduct and mood disorders. This effect is especially strong for children whose parents separated when they were five years old or younger.
Source: Fergusson, David, M., John Horwood and Michael T. Lynsky. "Parental Separation, Adolescent Psychopathology, and Problem Behaviors." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

In a study of 75 toddlers it was found that children who were securely attached to their fathers were better problem solvers than children who were not securely attached to their fathers. Children whose fathers spent a lot of time with them and who were sensitive to their needs were found to be better adapted than their peers whose fathers were not as involved and were less sensitive.
Source: Esterbrooks, M. Ann and Wendy A. Goldberg. "Toddler Development in the Family: Impact of Father Involvement and Parenting Characteristics." Child Development v 55.

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