Busy, busy, busy, not too busy. I know that because I see you in action all the time.
Even with all the technology around, you have your own special way of beating it just by being you. Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be lurking at every turn, but you are real. No machine or digital device anywhere cares like you do. Somehow you are the master of building Real Intelligence (RI), and that is terrific.
With your natural father instinct you educate at every turn. I have seen you take charge right away during your baby’s earliest days, at just the right time. Every experience adds to creating a foundation of Real Intelligence in young children. Parents foster Emotional Intelligence (EI) too, because they are the parents, 100% equipped with “love.” They are the experts for developing RI and EI together.
For a long time there was thought to be only one kind of intelligence that was measured by an Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.). Then, in the 1960s, along came Professor Howard Gardner from Harvard University, with a different idea. He identified these eight: Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart), Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart), Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart), Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart), Musical Intelligence (Music Smart), Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart), Intrapersonal Intelligence (Self-Smart), and Naturalist Intelligence (Nature Smart).
Let’s make June the “Month of the Fathers.” Dads, even though this job is most important and impactful in the early years, you can enjoy it forever. Being there is first and foremost, and then the rest will follow. You are a team of two and guaranteed to keep teaching each other always in the best ways possible.
There is nothing artificial about being with your child and seeing his or her bright eyes, beautiful smile and joy!
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