父愛也是天性！Fatherhood is also instinctive

We tend to believe that mothers are instinctive parents and that fathers have to learn. However, the truth is that fatherhood is also instinctive.

Experts say all new fathers experience a permanent drop in testosterone around the time of birth, which is crucial in motivating them to become empathic and sensitive parents.

In addition, fathers have a unique role in assisting their children’s entry into the world outside the home. Fathers of daughters are even more critical, as their input has an impact on educational attainment, career success, and the health of future relationships.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

我們總認為母愛是天性，父愛則必須後天「學習」，但事實卻是：父愛也是天生！

專家指出，所有的新手父親在孩子出生前後，其睪丸激素都會永遠降低，這也促使他們成為具備同情心、也足夠敏感的稱職父母。

此外，父親也具有獨特角色，能協助子女踏入家庭以外的世界。女兒的父親更是重要，因為他們對父職的投入，會影響女兒們未來的教育程度、職業成功以及與他人建立關係的健康是否。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

fatherhood或motherhood，指的是擔任父親或母親這種「身份」，也就是今天親子教養領域常提到的「父職」以及「母職」。

例句：He is not ready for fatherhood yet. 他還沒做好成為父親的準備。

其他單字，介紹如下：

• instinctive (adj.) 本能的、天生的  
• permanent (adj.) 永久的
• testosterone (n.) 睪丸激素
• motivate (v.) 激起、使產生動機
• empathic (adj.) 同情心
• assist (v.) 協助
• input (n.) 投入
• attainment (n.) 成就