Richard Warshack, The Custody Revolution , p. 44 - 45. Even at five months, boys who have more contact with their father are more sociable with a stranger. Richard Warshack, The Custody Revolution , p. 41. Fathers do more physical play. A lot of physical father play corresponds to better, deeper friendships with peers among children.
Children learn self-control, how to manage and express their emotions and recognize others' cues.
Girls whose fathers play with them a lot tend to be more popular with peers and more assertive in their interpersonal relationships throughout their lives. Men and women who had warm paternal relationships have better, longer marriages and engage in more recreation. The best predictor of empathy in adult men and women is the amount of time with their father while growing up. Boys and girls with an involved father accept responsibility for their own behaviour, and behave more responsibly. Intellectual Development Children whose fathers spend the most time with them consistently score higher on SAT, verbal skills, and problem-solving tests, and perform above their grade level in school.