Fathers matter but “being a father” is not a one uniform role. Across cultures and family forms, the way that the fathers interact with their children contributes to emotional security, behaviour, cognitive development and later life outcomes but fatherhood has evolved dramatically over the past decades. Research reveals that paternal involvement significantly impacts children's cognitive, emotional and social development and a 2019 comprehensive systematic review published in Frontiers in Psychology examined 40 studies on father involvement to reveal that "there is great evidence that fathers' involvement had a positive association with their children's academic skills, demonstrating a unique influence provided by the paternal contribution." Understanding different father types can h

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