Time fathers spend reading, playing, drawing or singing with their offspring could help children learn better and maybe even perform better academically.
Recent research carried out in Japan on 28,000 children showed an improvement in their physical and psychological development when fathers are significantly implicated in their upbringing. But it would seem that this involvement does not only impact toddlers’ well-being, it could also influence their success at school.
Published on the University of Leeds website, this research suggests that by taking part in interactive activities with their three-year-old children, fathers can help improve their children’s academic performance at the age of five. “Mothers still tend to assume the primary carer role with children and, therefore, tend to do the most childcare; but if fathers actively engage in childcare, too, it significantly increases the likelihood of children getting better grades in primary school,” said Dr Helen Norman, research fellow at Leeds University Business School.
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