{"id":3450,"date":"2011-06-19T16:02:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T22:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orijinculture.com\/community\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2011-06-19T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T22:02:57","slug":"fathers-unsung-heroes-happy-fathers-day-orijin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orijinculture.com\/community\/fathers-unsung-heroes-happy-fathers-day-orijin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathers are Our Unsung Heroes: Happy Father\u2019s Day from Orijin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of the discussions involving dads\/fathers revolve around their absence and the negative impact it has on their child\u2019s development.\u00a0 However, many of us fail to acknowledge or celebrate the incredible fathers who not only fulfill their duties as role models for their children but who also provide an example for other fathers. To\u00a0a large\u00a0extent, fathers (those who not only provided their serves as sperm donors but who also make it their life duty to aid in the day-to-day development and well being of their child\/children\u2019s lives) are our unsung heroes. A father\u2019s impact on his child begins from the moment of inception. It is the father\u2019s sperm that determines the child\u2019s gender. During childhood, little girls and boys will look to their father\u2019s as the primary example of how a man\/father is supposed to be. It is the example that helps to foster higher levels on confidence and better cognitive, education and social skills.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama recently stated that “Far too many young people in America grow up without their dads, and our families and communities are challenged as a result.\u201d\u00a0 The challenges imposed by the absence of a father go beyond the boundaries of the USA. There are copious amounts of research detailing the detrimental impact the absence of a father can have on a child\u2019s development and society as a whole. While the mother is often positioned as the primary\/most important caregiver of a child and its development, there has been and continues to be a shift in this mode of thinking. We are beginning to see the call for an equal involvement of both parents in the raring and development of a child.<\/p>\n

While statistically, there are significantly more single mothers than there are single fathers and this is large contributes to the discourse surrounding the constant criticism of absent fathers, we also need to be cognizant of the fact that there are also single fathers who face the same and sometimes, more difficult challenges of having to raise a child on their own.\u00a0 There are also fathers who yearn to have a relationship with their children but for reasons outside of their control, they are unable to do so. \u00a0While there continues to be a need for more fathers to be involved in the lives, we also need to acknowledge and celebrate those fathers who are doing their part. Happy Father\u2019s Day to all the fathers; you are well deserved of all the love acknowledgment and appreciation.<\/p>\n

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