Anyone can father a child, but being a dad takes a lifetime.【小题1】This role can have a large impact on a child and help shape him or her into the person they hope to become.

Fathers, like mothers, are pillars in the development of a child’s emotional well-being.【小题2】Studies have shown that when fathers are caring and supportive, it greatly affects children’s social development.

【小题3】Fathers not only influence who we are inside, but how we have relationships with people as we grow. The way a father treats his child will influence what his child looks for in other people. Friends and spouses will all be chosen based on how the child perceives the meaning of the relationship with his or her father.

A father shows his daughter what a good relationship with a man is like. If a father is loving and gentle, his daughter will look for those qualities in men when she’s old enough to begin dating.【小题4】

Unlike girls, who model their relationships with others based on their fathers’ characters, boys model themselves after their fathers’ characters. 【小题5】If a father is caring and treats people with respect, the young boy will grow up much the same. When a father is absent, young boys look to other male figures to set the “rules” for how to behave and survive in the world.