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Research Finds Interaction With Father, Not Mother, Affects Child Health

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By NY Times, 02/03/2026

“…They found that fathers who were less attentive to their 10-month-olds were likely to have trouble co-parenting, instead withdrawing or competing with mothers for the children’s attention. And at age 7, the children of those fathers were more likely to have markers of poor heart or metabolic health, such as inflammation and high blood sugar…”

Read the entire article:  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/health/fathers-child-health.html