A person’s relationship with their father during their formative years is the most important single factor related to their personality development. Also, the most important single factor that has to do with a person’s ongoing growth as an adult is still their relationship with their father. The relationship with the mother comes next.
Children normally go through phases in their attitude towards their father:
4 years: ‘My dad can do anything.’
7 years: ‘My dad knows a lot.’
12 years: ‘Dad just doesn’t understand.’
14 years: ‘Dad is old fashioned.’
21 years: ‘That man is so out of touch.’
25 years: ‘Dad’s OK.’
30 years: ‘I wonder what dad thinks about this.’
35 years: ‘I must get dad’s input first.’
50 years: ‘What would dad have thought about this.’
60 years: ‘I wish I could talk it over with dad.’
(Christian Counselling & Family Therapy – Volume 5)
To all Dads, Step Dads, Grand Dads & Father figures (after all, it takes a community to raise a child) Happy Father’s Day for Sunday!
