Understanding The Father-son Relationship

We all love our dads, don’t we? And those of us who share a special bond with him probably haven't thought enough about the important role he has been playing in our lives. It’s a known fact that the father plays a vital role in the overall development of a growing infant. A fathers' engagement levels with his children (son or a daughter) drastically nurture not only social behaviour but also boosts the ethical value systems.

The different impacts fathers have on their sons and daughters, respectively are not commonly known or discussed. While the impact is positive on both, the types of positive impacts (habits, emotions, social, etc.) are different, based on the nature of his relationship with each of them.

Example: For daughters, he will do anything to protect them and make them feel special; and for sons, he will do anything to pass on his morals and interests, and help them become polished men in the future.

Father-son relationship in detail:

A father-son bond is not discussed often compared to a mother-son bond. You will be surprised to know a healthy father-son relationship can yield some long-term positive effects. According to reliable sources, A son having a more involved father is more likely to have a healthier relationship with their gender identity, along with better awareness of their feelings and emotions.

As parents, we are aware that our little ones observe our behaviour keenly and try to imitate us. Purely from a gender standpoint, baby boys pick up a lot of traits and values from their fathers. Example: When your father shows respect towards your mum, his mother, or any other woman he comes across in his life, you as a son tend to carry forward that trait. On the other side of the coin. If your father, did not treat your mum equally, their son once grown up shall also not treat his mum equal or with respect. Many modern fathers nowadays take up this responsibility to converse with their little boys about respecting women and elderly people, ensuring that they are passing on their morals and ethics.

It is also observed that fathers tend to have more physical driven activities with their little sons such as playing a sport together or planning a trek. Fathers, also help their little boys by encouraging them to participate in school physical activities and learning the art of losing gracefully.

The naughtiness quotient is also taken care of, a father often involves his little son to play light pranks on the mummy. A father and a son make up a great team against mummy in such light family bonding matters. These activities put together helps the little boy to associate his father with good memories when retelling memories at a later stage in life. Fathers also use these activities to not only spend more time with their boys but to also use the opportunity to pass on some wisdom and advice.

It’s not just all play and no life lessons learning, a father passes his responsibilities to a son keeping the Asian culture in mind. Few skills are very critical which need to be nurtured/ignited from childhood itself. From the growing days of an infant boy, a father ensures that in the smallest way the infant learns to make decisions. This skill is fostered with the smallest decisions like which pair of clothes you would like to wear at a party or what gift to buy as a birthday gift for a friend. To inculcate a money-saving culture, fathers nowadays, encourage their kids to maintain a piggie bank. A father takes the major leap here, as mentioned above the little boy sees his father behave and then imitates him.

So papa, we recommend you be cautious about your words and actions in front of your little son. Be the perfect role model.

Summing up:

Irrespective of being a father to a daughter or a son a father today is much more involved and setting all-time new trends in fatherhood. The modern father is more than just a family member responsible for earning the bucks but also now handholds an infants growth from birth.