New Study: Dads’ Care Benefits Babies’ Cognitive Development
July 25, 2008
posted by Lindsay Dunckel
A new study from Child Trends, Involvement among Resident Fathers and Links to Infant Cognitive Outcomes, published online in the Journal of Family Issues, shows that fathers’ warmth, care, and play with their babies is positively linked with infant cognitive development–as seen in the babies’ babbling and exploring objects. The study also finds that fathers’ influence is even greater for baby boys and for babies with a disability. More evidence about how important dads are. . .
Encourage the dads you know to bathe, change, dress, feed, sing, read, and play with their babies!
To read more about the importance of dads, go to my article the First 5 Nevada County website: http://www.first5nevco.org/articles/daddifference.cfm
To read more about the study, go to http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/0192513X08318145v1
Entry Filed under: Child Development, Parenting, Studies. Tags: cognitive development, fathers, infants, study.
Carol White
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