Does a father always play the role of a dad? The father is the parent but the father is the educator and there is a big difference between them. A child who lives with a father who does not really play the role of a dad can feel a great emotional emptiness in his life.
In Psychologies, Claude Halmos, psychoanalyst, states that a father must be at the same time, the father whose child must know the existence and the identity, the "father" who raises and educates the child, but also a paternal authority that the child needs to internalize to situate and orient himself. But does a father always play the role of a dad?
Here are the important differences between a father and a dad?
A father is biological, a father is emotional
Any man can be a father since he is responsible for the conception of the child, but being a father demands a presence, a responsibility towards the family and a participation in the education and the evolution of the child. A dad gives affection, attention and love unlike a father who does not take on these emotional tasks.
A father may be absent but a dad is always present
The biological father is not necessarily present, since he can abandon the mother, while she is pregnant or even abandon the family after the birth of the child.
Daddy may not be the real father but a surrogate father; it can be the father-in-law. The latter assumes the role of dad by adopting this child as if he were his and will always be present in all stages of his life.
The father speaks for him, the father speaks for the child
A father does not address his child as a child but as a person who does not care. His communication is cold and does not show much interest in his child.
While a dad is in attention and understanding. He will always be at the same level as his child and speak his language for a more fluid and friendly communication.
A father will never be the idol of the child but a dad
A father will not be interested in the image he will convey and give to his child; he does not care to be the perfect example for the child.
On the contrary, a father always tries to be irreproachable and perfect in the eyes of his child because he knows that his child will imitate him sooner or later. For this reason, he will strive to be hardworking, honest and honest and will always be admired by his child.
A father judge but a father understands
A father does not try to know his child and when he makes a mistake, he is immediately judged by him and will in no way attempt to understand him. As a result, his words may be hurtful to him and may mark him for life.
On the contrary, a dad is mastering himself even if he is angry. He tries to understand the situation of his child and to do his best to help him improve his weak points by supporting and helping him. In this way, he will strengthen his child's self-confidence so that he can succeed in his future life.
A father is in rejection, dad in acceptance
A father can reject his child at the slightest step of the latter. He will have no qualms about abandoning him coldly by accusing him of all ills.
A father accepts his child as he is even if he is full of defects and this will not affect his affection or tenderness for him. And the child, like every human being, needs to be loved for who he really is, that's why he will consider him the best of PAPAS.
