I know, I know I haven’t said Hi or Happy Dad’s Day or anything like that.  So here goes….Gelukkige vadersdag to all of you out there.  —God needed help in heaven so he made my dad an angel.

Late Father’s Day Greetings:

“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.” —Bill Cosby

We all know and can account stories of what our pops did for us.  A dad in a child’s life is well accepted as (in most cases) being a positive influence on their development economically &  numerically–2 parents more security than one etc.    But is there more to it than that?

“Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” —Anne Geddes

There have been (of course) studies that show that children with fathers present have higher IQs *especially nonverbal or spatial.

“I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I’m very good at gibberish now.” —Elton John

A study of Chinese parents:  That a father that showed warmth to his children contributed to a child’s academic success.

“I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.” —Al Roker

A Canadian study showed that girls with live-in fathers from ages 6-10 years demonstrated less sadness, worry and shyness as preteens   NATURAL AWAKENINGS   June 2014

“He has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” —Chelsea Clinton

Another…found that even when they didn’t live in that father-child contact was associated with better socio-emotional and academic functioning. The results indicated that children… experienced fewer behavioral problems and scored higher on reading achievement.   J. E., Borkowski, J.G., & Whitman , T. L. (2006). Fathers’ influence in the lives of children with adolescent mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 468- 476.   

NO-SURPRISE.

“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life.” —Sidney Poitier

Google dad worst gifts:

3.  Darth Vader T-shirt that says world’s best dad.  

2. ” Stinky”  feet socks

1.  Fatherhood for Dummies book

 “Understand that there’s nothing that’s going to be more precious in your life.”  Barack Obama:

Thanks to the dads out there , whether they live in or father from elsewhere.  We really don’t need studies or famous people to understand why we love you.  Keep being there for all of us—we really do need you, daddy.