Children's IQs increase by spending more time with their fathers.

Research from Newcastle University (UK) indicates that children who spend a lot of time with their fathers tend to have higher IQs, more active personalities, and are more likely to succeed than their peers.

Research conducted on 11,000 men and women of the same birth year shows that frequent interaction between father and child stimulates the development of skills and cognitive abilities in children during their early years. Fathers also strongly influence their children's psychology and careers until middle age (around 40 years old).

According to this study, scientists believe that intelligent and well-rounded children develop more easily when they experience the following things with their fathers.

The father is close to his child and often shows affection.

While a mother's affectionate gestures are somewhat familiar and natural to children, fathers are often perceived as less expressive, stricter, and not truly attentive to their children's feelings. Therefore, a father's closeness, especially direct words like "I love you," or spending time talking to his child, will make the child feel important and valued in the family.

This helps children become confident, willing to share and engage in dialogue. As a result, they can easily connect with other family members. When they grow up, they will have a higher chance of success because they are able to interact and adapt well to people and their surroundings.

Frequent interaction with their father helps children become smarter.

Furthermore, frequent and intimate communication between father and child creates a bond that reduces the child's fear and embarrassment when needing support from their father. Interacting with their father also helps children understand problem-solving methods and the ability to cope with difficulties. From there, children can build and refine their character and qualities to integrate and thrive in a group environment, or to be able to solve problems and seek help from others when facing difficulties.

The father participates in recreational and physical activities with his child.

To ensure cleanliness and safety, mothers tend to limit children's participation in strenuous physical activities or roughhousing in the natural environment. In fact, children develop stronger natural immunity if they regularly play in the dirt, grass, sunshine, and rain.

Fathers are generally more relaxed about children playing in the dirt and sand.

Conversely, fathers tend to be more supportive and facilitate outdoor activities for their children than mothers. Ideally, fathers should initiate and participate with their children.

These activities not only enhance children's observation skills and motor coordination but also help them connect with the natural environment, fostering appreciation and respect for the world around them. Furthermore, while playing, fathers and children can share little "secrets" that they won't even share with their parents. This is also a way to teach children to keep promises and respect commitments.

Dad is more relaxed about his child's eating habits.

While women often set specific standards for their children's weight and height, fathers don't place as much emphasis on this. A father's natural instinct is to let his child develop naturally by empowering them and allowing them to make their own decisions, including about food.

Children who take the initiative to eat will absorb nutrients better.

Dad is also more willing to try new foods than Mom. For example, when the family goes on a picnic, Dad will comfortably use ready-to-eat packaged baby food because it's convenient, hygienic, and still provides adequate nutrition.

Children get quick, delicious meals without requiring much preparation from the whole family. A relaxed mindset helps children enjoy eating, thereby maximizing nutrient absorption and creating a more enjoyable and satisfying experience, even without elaborately prepared meals at home. Saving time on cooking also allows parents more quality time with their children, strengthening family bonds.

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