Horsing around with dad teaches emotional control


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Horseplay with your father has an effect on how you manage your behaviour and emotions as you grow up. — AFP

New European research has found a link between fathers who play with their kids from a young age, and a child’s ability to control their behaviour and emotions as they get older.

Carried out by researchers at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and the Lego Foundation, Denmark, the new research looked at 78 studies published over the last 40 years.

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