To The Penguin Dads Of India..

Recently a survey is done by Flipkart over the fathers of our country. Close to 1700 fathers of different cities (metro and tier two both) have been surveyed and the results are really welcoming. First, let me tell you what was the purpose of the survey. It was done to know on the ground level how much today’s Indian fathers are involved in raising their kids. And contrary to the set image of Indian fathers, today’s fathers are really inspiring. They are productivity playing their parenting duties. As per the results of the survey, fathers in Bengaluru were found to be most active, doing 91% of activities with their children. On the other side, fathers in Hyderabad contributed the least, with only 20%.  A couple of other findings of this survey are:

• Close to 80% fathers attend school activities regularly and half of them wouldn’t mind being stay-at-home dads.
• 58% of the fathers had become more patient.
• Around 27% quit cigarettes and 22% gave up drinking.

Isn’t it a great news for we mothers?

I myself have seen a change in the trend right in my own family. I am married to a family where there is a clear-cut declaration of roles of both the parents. Father for earning bread and mother for taking care of kids and home. However, my husband broke this norm. He was involved equally in taking care of our son right from the day one. He learned everything just like I as a mother did. When needed, he did work from home with keeping our barely one year boy at home and I was going office. That’s why I call him a trend changer and tread setter both.

And like my husband, most of today’s fathers are equally muddled parents. They don’t mind cleaning poop. They happily make kids finish their meals and tuck them to the bed with telling crazy stories. Now there are loving dads who make a better braid for their daughters than the mothers. They proudly buy hair clips, nail paints are hair bands. Indian fathers these days want to be involved in every aspect of their child’s life. Interestingly, most of the surveyed fathers said they are driven by the motivation to be seen as dads better at fatherhood than their own dads were.

Psychologists called today’s Indian dads “Penguin dads”, as they are deeply involved in their child’s upbringing all the way from birth to adolescence. Like the penguin fathers, they literally hatch their chicks without caring what the conditions are. It is a proven fact that children who grow up under the care of equally participating parents, do better in life. They become more empathetic and responsible humans.

Thanks to this survey done by Flipkart, we could know how Indian fathers are changing. These dedicated fathers are really the torchbearers of a revolutionary transformation in the Indian society. This father’s day, I want to say a big Thank You to all those Penguin dads who are the face of progressive India. Because of you there are more smiles around.

Watch is touching video for celebrating dads who are #PenguinDad.

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(Note : This is not a sponsored post. I myself found this study, done by Flipkart, apt for the father's day celebration post.)

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