Came across
this article today and had to post it. It reports research that shows just how important it is for dads to be, not only present, but involved closely with the family.
It mentions that it matters how much the father knows about what is going on in the kids life when the kid is away from home.
It mentions how important it is for the family to do things together as a family (not just doing the same thing at the same time).
It mentions the overall beneficial role of dads that is not duplicated by moms.
I find it interesting that it shows that this benefit is in traditional families. No mention of the fact that if its a lesbian couple, you don't have a dad. No mention of the trend towards weakening this standard societal unit of traditional family. Just a lot of data on how beneficial it is for children to have close, loving parents made of a mom and a dad. Read
the article and enjoy. Looks like God may have gotten it right again.
