Episode 15: How does a father nurture their child’s development?
Host: Cindy Hovington, Ph.D. and Founder of Curious Neuron (www.curiousneuron.com) (follow us on Instagram here)
Guest: Patrick Greenwood, Founder & Inventor at Kontu www.kontukids.com
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Episode Summary
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Fathers play an important role in a child’s development. Some are similar to a mother’s such that research shows that when a father is sensitive to their child’s needs, it helps a child build their emotional skills and even helps them with academics later on. The roles are different such that when a father plays in a more risky way with their child. it helps build their confidence and autonomy because they learn how to push their boundaries. In this episode, I chatted with Patrick Greenwood, Founder & Inventor at Kontu www.kontukids.com, to learn a little more about how he invented a toy to help teach his daughter math skills in preschool.
Key Points
“What I’ve learned from my daughter is to re-meet her in her development and learn what her interests are”. I love that Patrick said this. When it comes to play, I always talk about letting our children lead the way. It was lovely to hear how he does this naturally.
“Playing with kids can be really fun, you just have to get out of your adult head for a minute”
“Parenting comes more naturally when we let our children lead”