THE EFFECTS OF FATHERING

The Effects of Fathering on School Achievement



The Effects of Fathering on School Achievement

Introduction

In the past 30 years, father involvement has dramatically advanced research. There is now an extensive literature, a number of important trends in the way that men approach parenting and the impact of their participation was on the development of their children. This document provides an overview of some of the most important trends. While we do not provide methodological details in such a concise way, we have tried, as closely as possible to compile reliable research findings that support these trends. It is from research that father involvement has a tremendous impact for the people on their own path of development of adult clear, for their wives and partners in the co-parenting relationship, and especially for their children in relation to the social, emotional and cognitive development. In presenting the research findings we have to use author citations in the text.

Cognitive Development

Infants highly involved fathers are more cognitively competent at 6 months and higher score on the Bayley Infant Scales of Development. For one year, they still have the higher cognitive functions are better problem solvers than infants and a higher IQ's at age three. Children of school age involved fathers are also better academic performers. You are more likely to get A's, have better quantitative and verbal skills, have received a higher grade point averages superior qualities, or run a year before their expected age on academic exams. Children of involved fathers are also more likely to live in stimulating homes. Children of involved fathers are more rather cognitive competence on standardized intellectual assessments to demonstrate and have higher IQ's. Children of involved fathers are more likely to enjoy school, have better attitudes toward school, participation in extracurricular activities, and graduate. They are also less likely to fail a grade, poor care, or behavioral problems in school, children of involved fathers are more educationally mobile young adults with a higher economic and educational achievement, career success, professional competence and psychological well-being(Minnesota, 2007).

Emotional Development and Well-Being

Infants whose fathers are involved in their care, the more likely they are to be securely fastened to cope better able to awkward situations can be more resistant to stress, more curious and eager to explore the environment to obtain mature stranger, respond competently to the complex and novel stimuli, and his confidence. Father involvement is positively correlated with children experiencing a total life satisfaction, less depression, less emotional stress and less expression of negative emotions like fear and guilt. Children of involved fathers are more of a greater tolerance for stress and frustration to demonstrate, have superior problem solving and adaptive skills, more playful, imaginative, skillful and attentive, if a problem, and are better able to their emotions and maintain momentum in an adaptive manner. To demonstrate the children involved fathers tend to be greater internal locus of control, have a greater ability to take initiative and use self-control, and show less ...