Daddy is our super hero - Mom

Talking about parenting, in fact father's role is no less important than you know from the mother. Yup, the presence or figure of a father is very much needed by the baby since he was born until he was an adult. This is how Bun, children who grow up with parenting involving fathers usually have social and academic lives that tend to be better than those who are just within or don't have good communication with their father. This was presented by Maureen Black, PhD, a researcher and professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

"We found children who in their fostering patterns involve fathers tend to have fewer problems," said Maureen.

Specifically, Maureen's research shows that these children have better speech skills, and fewer behavioral problems, when in their upbringing involves a father figure.

Similar research also came from the University of Illinois. Children who don't even live in one house with their father. For example, in a divorce situation it has a better social life. This is because the father routinely asks about school life and social activities, tends to have a good relationship in school, rather than children who experience the opposite.

Which needs to be underlined, the meaning of father here does not have to be a biological father. But it can be adopted father, stepfather, or adult male in the environment around the child. Researchers from the University of Oxford also found similar results for studies involving around 17 thousand school-age children in the UK. These researchers found there was a close relationship between the relationship or closeness of the father to the child's academic success.

Psychologist Eirine Flouri, one of the study authors explained, fathers who are truly involved in childcare are involved in simple things. Simple things include reading for the child, going to play with the child, being interested in the child's academic development, and doing the same role as the mother in childcare.

"Children who have fathers of this type tend to get better grades in their schools," Fluori said. He also emphasized the benefits of parenting for boys and girls.

For boys, for example, in addition to the benefits mentioned earlier, there are some specific positive effects of the close relationship between father and son.

For example, researchers from the University of Oxford found that these children tend to be far from problems with the police when they grow up. Another thing, according to experts, is that a great father in the pattern of parenting can be a positive role model for children.

This kind of father also helps them understand gender identity as they grow up, just like how they better understand feelings and emotions. Meanwhile, male figures besides biological fathers can provide more benefits. For example the figure of grandfather, uncle, or good friend of the mother.

Meanwhile for girls, the strong relationship between father and daughter also has its own benefits. According to research from Vanderbilt University, girls who have a close relationship with their father for the first five years of life tend to reach puberty later.

In addition, the University of Oxford noted that girls growing up in parenting tend to be more distant with mental health problems later on.

The words of praise often made by the father also help their daughters to be able to grow into an independent and confident woman.