Most parents want to help their kids do well in school, and for dads the answer may be found in something simple and fun.
A new study from the United Kingdom finds that kids do better in elementary school when their fathers regularly spend time interacting with them through reading, playing, telling stories, drawing or singing.
Even just 10 minutes of time each day makes a difference, according to the study, which looked at thousands of two-parent households. “I think fathers also provide complementary and non-redundant play experience with children, so that their interactions are a little more arousing and playful, even at very young ages,” Yogman said.“The games they play with the baby have a different quality. They're a little more arousing, more physical games. Holding the baby up high above their head, tickling the baby, bicycling the baby's legs. Baby's more likely to do belly laughs,” Yogman said.
The study authors agreed that having two involved parents exposes a kid to more variation, and that fathers tend to engage with their kids in different ways than mothers do.
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