Of Fathers and Sons

There is a post here about a research finding which states that the educational and social status of girl children depend on the expectations of their mothers. If the mother thinks her daughter will go a long way with her studies, she will probably fulfil it, and she will also be more confident of herself than others.

Now here comes another study which discusses about how big a help fathers are to their sons. This makes it perfectly symmetrical.

Telegraph features the findings of Dr. Daniel Nettle and his associates at the University of Newcastle:

. Men pay more attention to sons than daughters.

. Children whose fathers spent more quality time with them, who  involved themselves in activities such as reading, organising outings etc had higher IQ.

. These children were more upwardly mobile than others, the paternal influence continuing even to the age of 42.

There is another link here, to nhs choices, which takes a more nuanced look at the findings.