A NEW AGE OF FATHERHOOD

To be a good husband and father, you have to spend quality time with your family and strive to be a loving role model. A good husband and father makes time for both his children and his marriage.

Children need invoved father who actively participate in their children’s lives and show love and support. An involved father takes outings with his child, is interested in his child’s education, reads to his child and takes a role equal to the mother’s in managing his child. Children whose fathers play an active role in their lives benefit both socially and academically.

A good husband and father creates a safe and loving environment for his wife and children. This means more than just financial support. Wives and children need emotional support as well. When a father takes an active role in his child’s life, the child displays a higher intelligence, better academic progress and better social skills. A father’s influence helps him deal with the stress and frustration that can accompany education. Fathers help develop and teach moral behaviour.

A father should respond calmly to his children when they argue or when things go wrong. He can be a shining example of self-control. Because of a father, child will know how to self-regulate and choose a wise response rather than reacting on strong emotions.

A good father always keeps his family on top priority and always make time to bond with them. Fatherhood is a hard job. It requires strength, gentleness, patience and time. It requires to elevate the needs of others above your own with a smile on face.

During this pandemic, many fathers have improved their relationship with their children. Staying and working from home has greatly helped in improving the bond with their children. It has brought a father and a child closer than before. Children freely share their thoughts with their fathers. They play games together. Fathers started participating in household responsibilities including childcare.

We are approaching a new age of fatherhood, one where dads can be the fathers they want to be and one where moms are not carrying a disproportionate load of family responsibilities.