Happy Father's Day: The Importance of Dads

How important are fathers? I can think of no more important person in a child's development along with his mother of course, than a father. Here's some of what fathers do:

• Expand a child's vocabulary
• Increase academic achievement and literacy
• Decrease behavioral problems
• Increase sociability
• Help difficult children develop successfully

This research can never capture a father's worth. The longing of a child for a father who loves him is nearly impossible to fill by anything else. Many a desperate person has sought to fill that need with an artificial substitute.

A good father matters. Here's to the good fathers. Happy Father's Day!