Fathers and Young Children

Research conducted on fathers' involvement in their children' life showed how important it is in children' development. It affects everything - IQ scores, upward mobility, behavior in adolescence, and, of-course, self-esteem. Anna is extremely lucky in this regard. We both come from strong families, where fathers were involved more than average at that time. Before she was born, her dad has left his software engineering job to become a full time dad. This decision has paid off multiple times in his involvement and the joy we all experience watching our daughter grow and develop. I don't believe our daughter would have become a person she is in a different setting. My husband manages to walk the thin line between being strict and being loving with grace and confidence that I cannot always master. It also matters a lot that he has different way of teaching her. I am more academic, he is more hands-on. They build things with Legos, play guitar, cook together and speak his native German. I hope that this close father-daughter link will blossom even more over years to come.