Happy Father's Day, Dad!

 

Celebrating fatherhood takes on a unique meaning for every single person on Father’s Day weekend. Having, knowing, being loved by a father provides a child with a biological parent who is entrusted with an altruistic investment in his offspring's success unlike any other person on the planet. 

Dads create superior outcomes for their children when raised in married families with their mom. Though renowned economist Dr. Gary Becker views this entrustment from an economic lens (Gary S. Becker, A Treatise on the Family (Harvard U. Press 1993), additional research suggests that being raised by one’s biological parent creates stronger parental investment and more effective parenting behaviors. (See Martin Daly & Margo Wilson, The Truth About Cinderella: A Darwinian View of Parental Love 63-93 (1998). Having that male role model within a committed relationship framework changes everything. From communication patterns, to security, to behavioral modeling that contributes to well-rounded development, there are thousands of definitive studies showing fathers are one of the most significant and important contributors of children’s physical, psychological, emotional and intellectual development. (See Lynne Marie Kohm, Rethinking Mom and Dad, 42 Capital U. L. Rev. 441 (2014).  

Thank you, dad. Happy Father’s Day!