3 minutes agoAuthor: Shelly Acharya
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A father has as much responsibility of taking care of a child as a mother. Just as the relationship between a mother and a newborn child cannot be compared to any other relationship in this world, the unique and unbreakable bond that a father has with his child is also unique in itself. Only a father can feel it.
Recently Alia Bhatt said some very beautiful things about the relationship between her husband Ranbir and daughter Rhea. She told that Rhea and Ranbir share a special friendship. Ranbir keeps making random games for Rhea. Suddenly he will say, “Come on, let’s touch the clothes in the cupboard.” Then his unique game of ‘this is velvet’, ‘this is cotton’ type starts.
The most beautiful thing is that Ranbir also sings a lullaby for his daughter and that too in Malayalam. Actually, Raha’s caretaker is from Kerala and she talks to her in Malayalam, sings songs and tells her lullabies.
Whenever Raha is feeling sleepy, she gestures by saying ‘Vavavo’. Now Ranbir has also started understanding this. Ranbir has memorized the song ‘Unni Vavavo’ for Raha and whenever she sleeps, he sings this song to her.
Some time ago, in an interview, Ranbir had said that he is a burping expert. After feeding small children, they have to be made to burp by keeping them on the shoulder, otherwise the child may vomit the milk. Ranbir had said that no matter who feeds Rhea milk, the duty of burping was her father’s. Alia says that Ranbir is very caring as a father.
So today we Relationship In this column, we will talk about the role of a father in raising a child. Also, we will know that-
- Why the child’s relationship with the father is essential and important.
- How fathers can understand their child’s language and play an equal role in his upbringing.
How important is the role of a father in raising a child
The role of a father in the upbringing of a child is very important and crucial. Any man can become the father of a child, but it takes a lifetime to become a father. A father plays a role in every child’s life that no one else can play.
If the child is a girl then the father is the first man in her life from whom she learns love, respect and affection. If the child is a boy then the father is the first male role model in his life. Children copy their father and want to be like him.
According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, the father’s involvement in caring for a newborn is not only good for the health of both the child and the mother. It also has a very positive effect on the father’s mental health.
How can a father understand the language of a newborn baby?
Some people are afraid of the idea of being a father because they think that they cannot do this job well. Or some people think that women take better care of children than men. But this is not true at all. Be it a man or a woman, the child needs both.
Child counselor Dr. Jagmeet Kaur Chawla says that the time has gone when the entire responsibility of the child was put on the mother and the father would just pamper the child a little and then go to work. But today times have changed a lot. People’s thinking has also changed.
Now fathers are also taking full responsibility of the child and this is a good thing. Fathers who are afraid of the responsibility of the child, first of all they need to understand the child and his language.
American writer Jason Peterson has written a book on this subject – ‘First Time Dad’. This book explains how first-time fathers can build a beautiful relationship with their newborn child.
This book answers some such questions in simple language-
- How to prepare yourself for the changes that pregnancy brings in life as a couple.
- How to prepare yourself mentally to welcome a new member in the house.
- What basic preparations are necessary for that?
- How to prepare yourself for the changes that will come in life after the arrival of the child.
- How to understand and respond to the language of a newborn baby and his reactions.
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what is a baby’s language like
From birth, the baby makes many kinds of sounds, such as crying, laughing, breathing, coughing, burping, etc. These sounds and some gestures made by hands and feet are the language of the child, which the parents have to understand. The child starts smiling from the age of about three months. After one or two months, he starts shouting and making different kinds of sounds. At the age of 8 to 9 months, the child starts understanding your body language. For example, he starts looking at whatever gestures you make to him.
The language of a newborn child is something like this-
- The child expresses his needs by crying – Newborn babies express their needs by crying.
- Screaming loudly: Newborns express their emotions through sound.
- Facial expressions: Children express their feelings through facial expressions.
- Moving his hands and legs- Sometimes children try to express themselves by moving their hands and legs vigorously. They do this more often when they are happy.
There is great joy and happiness in being a father
Jason Peterson writes that the mother carries the child in her womb for 9 months. She also has a biological bond with the child. But the real relationship of the father with the child begins after its birth. Therefore, to build and strengthen this relationship, the father has to put in some hard work and dedication. But the reward for this hard work is very big. There is a lot of happiness in becoming a father and fulfilling half the responsibility of the child as a father.
