Zach & Molly are just finishing up (what I think was) a wonderful father's day. The Lakers won their game, and Molly is asking every question imaginable (and more): Why is he wiping his nose? Because it's sweaty! Why are they making noise? Why they clap their hands? I'm clapping for them. That guy got a white bandage. Why that guy got a bandage? Why one guy got a "bindage!"? Oh! He was swinging on a basket! He jumped! ... and so on...And, just in time for father's day, the Half Full blog has dug up research on how important fathers are in our children's lives. The three point summary is this:
- Research shows that the love and care of fathers is equally important for the health and well-being of children as mother-love. Really.
- Children are WAY better off when their relationship with their father is sensitive, secure, and supportive as well as close, nurturing, and warm.
- One of the biggest problems with divorce is that when a father moves out, the father-child relationship frequently falters. If he stays in the game, his kids will cope far better with the divorce.
We had a fun packed day - all by request of Zach - including biking down to Golden Gate Fields to enjoy Family Day at the races (where Molly overcame her fear of the big blow-up slide) with two other families from our block; and a dinner at a pretty nice restaurant with a lovely stroll through the neighborhood after.
Happy Father's Day Zach! I'm so happy that my children have such a wonderful father, and I have such an amazing parenting partner.
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