CHILDREN who spend more time with their dads have higher IQs, new research has revealed.
Academics from the University of Newcastle believe that strong paternal involvement could help with children’s future career prospects.
Data concerning how much quality time parents spent with their kids was analysed from over 11,000 British men and women born in 1958.
The findings suggested that dads who were involved in activities with their children, such as reading them a bedtime story, were more likely to have a higher IQ.
The study, published under the journal of Evolution and Human Behaviour, also believed it helped children to move up the ranks in their jobs later in life.
Dr Daniel Nettle, leader of the research, said: “What was surprising about this research was the real sizeable difference in the progress of children who benefited from paternal interest and how thirty years later, people whose dads were involved are more upwardly mobile.”
Jon Davies, chief executive for Families Need Fathers, supported the study, claiming: "We hope that research like this will lead to the government to reconsider how poorly served separated families often are and how a child needs a father as well as mother."
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