**Every father who gives his child focused attention is doing something important for his entire family. And even if it's just 10-15 minutes a day, it helps the child feel loved by the father.**

The Role Of The Father In The Family

The influence that fathers have in the family is often underestimated. Of course, mothers usually have the greater influence in raising children. But fathers are irreplaceable for children. The duty and responsibility of the husband and father in raising their children is probably one of the most important and influential endeavors.

Spend time with the children

Fathers should spend time with children, sympathize with their little problems, bind them to their hearts with the strong bonds of love, and influence their growing minds so that their advice is considered important.

When the father comes home from work, he should consider it a pleasant change to spend some time with his children. He can go into the garden with them and show the buds opening and the different colors of the flowers. In doing so, he leads you into the wonder of nature and at the same time into the world of our Creator.

The wonder of nature is visible in every tree, every plant and every opening bud. If the father succeeds in introducing his children to this wonderful world of extremely complex natural laws, they will benefit greatly.

In fact, it is the very pursuit of wealth and honor that, more than anything else, tends to separate us men from our families and can significantly limit our influence over them. A pity. It is important that the children learn to treat their parents - mother and father - with respect and to choose a constructive life that enables them and their future families to have a blessed future.

The basis of good child-rearing is always the quality of the parents' love relationship. If they support each other and are willing to forgive - everyone makes mistakes - then the children can benefit a lot.

Leading Children To The Light Of Faith

For mothers and fathers, having children is probably one of the greatest responsibilities that only ends at the deathbed. In the first three years of life, children learn what will be fundamental to them. Their brains are constantly being expanded with new impulses so that they learn all the skills that will be important to them in the future.

The following three years help to deepen and expand these skills. Before they go to school, they should have the basic knowledge of social and mental behavior. These are then further encouraged at school and supplemented with opposing and more advanced behavior during puberty.

Many fathers do not have their role explained to them during the first three years. They think this time belongs to mothers. After all, they don't work and, thanks to the birth, have a particularly close relationship with the child. That's correct. We men can't keep up with that. But that's why we shouldn't just leave parenting to the mothers, because it's important to bring in our side of educational success.

The father should devote himself often to his children and direct their thinking to places where they are exposed to moral and faith-strengthening light. He should recognize their different dispositions and find out what they are susceptible to and try to reach them in appropriate ways.

Some may be most influenced by admiration and respect for God; others through the encounter of his goodness and generosity, which can then awaken deep gratitude. Others are impressed when they can see the wonders and secrets of nature.

**Wonderful - a family united in nature.**

Music Has Great Potential

Children who have the privilege of growing up with musical parents or those who are interested in their children's musical education have received a great gift. If music is used wisely so that it influences the brain and feelings in a sensible way, then the children develop in balance. Classical music seems to me to have the greatest potential.

Music has become a very important topic for me and my family. After a year of playing the flute, I was able to get piano lessons, which were then supplemented with guitar and violin lessons. This allowed me to introduce my own family - Jenny, Jesse, and Jeremy - to the world of music, which turned us into a family band that, in addition to many concerts, was also able to record seven CDs. It is a unique memory today to think about our shared musical experiences. Wonderful.

If the father is involved in the musical life of the family, this has a significant influence on the children. They experience him as a dutiful and responsible father who cares about his family. That's the goal for us fathers and grandfathers, right??