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Want to make America great again? Be a great father (1 Viewer)

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Want to make America great again? Be a great father

By Dr. Meg Meeker - - Friday, June 17, 2016


ANALYSIS/OPINION:

As a pediatrician, I’ve seen over and over again that having an engaged father is the most important thing for any daughter’s future happiness and success.

For thirty years, I’ve watched thousands of kids grow up in my pediatric office. I’ve worked in teen and tot clinics, treated girls (and some boys) with eating disorders and psychiatric disorders, helped start a residential home for high-risk girls, cared for doctor’s kids, kids in Junior Olympics, and even had a few go on to Olympic trials. I consider myself a professional listener to kids and their parents. I’ve learned some very important principles when it comes to producing great kids. And having an engaged father is at the top of the list.

I’ve spent years researching the medical and psychiatric literature on father-daughter relationships—and you might be surprised how unpopular a study this has been. Dads routinely get short-changed, not just in popular culture, but in academic research. Just as mothers are (rightly) venerated in popular culture, there are countless academic studies on mothers and children. That’s great, but dads deserve equal time, because their role is just as important. In some ways, it’s even more important.

Luckily, research on the importance of father-child relationships is finally expanding, in large part because what researchers are finding is that fathers are the answer to many of our children’s and society’s most serious problems.

Here are some facts:

Children who spend more time with their fathers in the first two years of life test higher on IQ tests when they are older.  Children who spend time with fathers when they are young are better readers in early elementary school.  Young girls who are securely attached to their fathers are better at solving problems.  Girls who live with their fathers do better in school, are less likely to be depressed or anxious, and are more likely to stay out of the back seat of a boyfriend’s car, to get pregnant out of wedlock, or to suffer from a sexually transmitted disease. And they are less likely to drink or use drugs.The best way to boost a girl’s self-esteem is to have her father show her physical affection.

And this is just the beginning. Data on the importance of a father in a son’s life is equally impressive.

I have spoken with many successful women in high-profile and lucrative professions. When I ask what impact their father had on them, almost universally, they boast that they wouldn’t be where they are now if they didn’t have a strong dad.

As we worry about solving many of the problems our kids (especially our daughters) face, I suggest we focus our energies on our most important asset: fathers.

The dads I know aren’t the stupid, beer-swilling men that we see depicted endlessly in popular culture. No, they’re men of high integrity and men who want to be engaged with their families, but too often feel as if home is exclusively the mother’s sphere.

It’s time to get dads back into engaged fatherhood.

Dads, it’s easier than you think—because it is what you were made to do.

Donald Trump—a good father himself, as you can see from the great relationship he has with his daughters Tiffany and Ivanka—is campaigning to make America great again.

That’s a worthy goal.

But making America great again starts at home, with engaged dads—and I challenge every father out there to do his part. 

Dr. Meg Meeker has spent over thirty years practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine and counseling teens and parents.  She a co-host of Dr. James Dobson’s nationally syndicated daily radio program Family Talk , and the bestselling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know.






 
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I was a great father. Looking forward to being a great grandfather. Not a Great Grandfather - not that old.

 
Absolutely, my dad took off when I was a baby and you guys can see what a mess I am. Would've been awesome to have a good male influence. I get annoyed when people whine about their upbringing though. We all got problems, take ownership and don't be stupid. We have too many stupid people in this country. And people who aren't accountable. I'm pretty ####hammered right now though. 

 
McGarnicle said:
Absolutely, my dad took off when I was a baby and you guys can see what a mess I am. Would've been awesome to have a good male influence. I get annoyed when people whine about their upbringing though. We all got problems, take ownership and don't be stupid. We have too many stupid people in this country. And people who aren't accountable. I'm pretty ####hammered right now though. 
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You turned out ok despite your dad, McGarnicle. You're a good man. 

 
this thread took a hard turn somewhere and hey what can you say except mcgarnicle well brohans that guy is ok in my book take that to the bank bromigos 

 
McGarnicle said:
Judge Judy is the gateway drug to granny porn. I imagine giving it to her from behind while she complains about her grandkids never coming to visit. :wub:  
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The opportunity probably won't come up - but if JJ ever wants you to take her to the Eiffel tower I'M YOUR FIRST CALL. :hifive:

 
cstu said:
Children who spend more time with their fathers in the first two years of life test higher on IQ tests when they are older.  Children who spend time with fathers when they are young are better readers in early elementary school. Young girls who are securely attached to their fathers are better at solving problems.  Girls who live with their fathers do better in school, are less likely to be depressed or anxious, and are more likely to stay out of the back seat of a boyfriend’s car, to get pregnant out of wedlock, or to suffer from a sexually transmitted disease. And they are less likely to drink or use drugs.The best way to boost a girl’s self-esteem is to have her father show her physical affection.
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Is it so controversial to suggest that a good deal of the youth crime going on involves boys and young men with absent fathers? Why we don't encourage two parent married households as a matter of policy, I don't know.

But yeah, if the father leaves or if the father is a lousy father even if he is present, then can pretty much wreck a life. And being a good father can make the world a better place.

 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Is it so controversial to suggest that a good deal of the youth crime going on involves boys and young men with absent fathers? Why we don't encourage two parent married households as a matter of policy, I don't know.

But yeah, if the father leaves or if the father is a lousy father even if he is present, then can pretty much wreck a life. And being a good father can make the world a better place.
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The big issue that I had with the article is that every one of those points about girls applies to boys as well.  Our macho society makes fathers think that boys don't need as much attention as girls when I don't believe that's the case at all.

 
cstu said:
The big issue that I had with the article is that every one of those points about girls applies to boys as well.  Our macho society makes fathers think that boys don't need as much attention as girls when I don't believe that's the case at all.
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Good point I agree.

 
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