There is a joke: "Many children are raised by same-sex couples in our country - her mother and grandmother." Funny, is not it? But if you think about it, it becomes sad. Unfortunately, in Ukraine, men do not often take an active part in the upbringing of children. In the best case, are engaged in the material providing for the family. This, of course, also very important, but it does not replace the child to communicate with the pope. The society is usually considered the father as the second parent, the first place - for the mother.
However, according to psychologists, the role of men in the life of a child is much more important than we think. We offer you seven scientific discoveries of psychologists, biologists, sociologists and neuroscientists studying paternity, which confirm this. Moreover, they concern all stages of a child growing up - from conception to adolescence. Findings published in the book of scientific journalist Paul Raeburn "whether fathers are important?"
Conception: the struggle for resources.
According to a study at Harvard University biologist David Haig, the genes of the mother and father have different functions in the embryo, and in many ways they behave. Maternal genes are trying to protect the mother and not to give nutrients to the detriment of her child organism, the genes of his father, on the contrary, all the forces trying to remove them from the woman's body, even to the detriment of pregnant. This is due to the fact that maternal genes important to the health of mother and father want to kid got as many useful resources.
Pregnancy: Risk reduction.It is believed that the child's nurturing - a purely female, and the father can not during pregnancy affect the health or development of the child. Scientists from the University of Florida have denied the allegation. According to their study, children whose fathers have supported his wife during pregnancy, were next to her, much less likely to be born prematurely or with low birth weight. They also have a 4-fold decreased risk of dying during the first year of life. And women who during pregnancy have remained without a husband to support, often there was a risk of complications such as anemia and hypertension.
Childbirth: the presence of men facilitates the flour. Partnerships childbirth is now gaining popularity in our country, and this is a very good beginning. If we believe the results of the study, women whose husbands are present in the delivery room, less likely to suffer from the pain and almost asking for pain medication. This practice is useful for men. They begin to appreciate his wife, feel affection for the child and to participate in caring for them. According to Raeburn, the tolerance of the fathers in the delivery room, "I brought a lot of positive results, which was not expected."
Emotional bond with his father and the child's development. it is very important for the newborn baby to his present life and the mother and father. In many respects it determines how it will develop physically, emotionally and psychologically. For example, children whose fathers have experienced postpartum depression in severe (and with it in one form or another faced, according to Raeburn, every 10 young father) 8 times more likely to have behavioral problems, and 36 - in communion with peers.
From 1 to 3 years: the presence of the father of the child reduces the aggressiveness. Scientists from the University of Oxford, watching the kids from one year of age and older, came to the conclusion: Children whose fathers did not give them enough time, are much more likely (compared to other kids) behaved aggressively. In turn, the Swedish scientists on the results of 24 studies on the role of both parents in the upbringing, came to the conclusion that if fathers took participate in the care and the care of a child playing, spent plenty of time their children are much less likely to have behavior problems in early adolescence and age.
Early childhood:who teaches new words. Fathers play an important role in a child's speech development. Scientists have observed the development of speech in the village children from poor families. Those kids who father regularly read books, to 3 years achieved significant progress in the development of speech and frequently used words from the vocabulary of his father than the mother. Scientists believe that this is due to the fact that mothers spend more time with your child and try to talk to him in a language understandable to his age and level of development. And fathers are less aware of the child's capabilities and use more "adult" vocabulary.
Adolescence: the smell of his father. Evolutionary biologists have long noticed a pattern (which, however, could not explain), the girls, who grew up without a male education, before becoming sexually active and more likely to become pregnant in their teens age. Psychologist Sarah Hill of the University of Texas, explains this phenomenon by the fact that these girls are subconsciously feel that men do not accrue for a long time and it is necessary to do everything. Antidote to early puberty and teenage pregnancy can be a flavor of his father. That is the impact of his father's pheromones, according to experiments on animals inhibits puberty in daughters.
However, many men are likely to repeat after RIB (among other things, the father of five children): "I am glad to know that my presence helps children. But I spend time with them is not so. I just love them. "
And do not forget to learn, What are the 5 types of dads in any case can not be taken on a partnership delivery.
