Welcome, June | Month of the Fathers

May 31st, 2026
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It takes just a second to spark real joy.

Imagine …

Every child is entitled to the finest experiences,

And every parent knows how to provide them when they can.

The problem is today’s life which is busy, busy, busy!

How can you do it if you can’t be there?

Here are some insights that might help.

What is a father to do?

1. Focus on Real Intelligence (RI) whenever and wherever you are.

The brain doubles in size in the first year and is 90% developed by age five. Those early experiences create a foundation of RI.

The stronger and better the input, the higher will be the child’s RI for a lifetime.

2. Remember to keep Emotional Intelligence (EI) in view at all times.

The parent-child relationship is the first and most important relationship.

It is filled with bonding and attachment.

It provides a strong foundation for all others to be built around it.

Parents foster emotional EI best because they have the “secret salsa” called “love.”

For a long time there was thought to be only one kind of intelligence. It was measured by an Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.).

Then in the 1960s along came Professor Howard Gardner from Harvard University, with a different idea.

Gardner introduced eight different types of intelligences, each emphasizing a broader understanding of human capability. Here are the eight types: 

• 1. Linguistic (Word Smart): This type involves language skills, such as reading, writing, and verbal communication.
• 2. Logical-Mathematical (Number/Reasoning Smart): It relates to logical thinking, problem-solving, and mathematical abilities.
• 3. Spatial (Picture Smart): People with spatial intelligence excel in visualizing and manipulating objects in space.
• 4. Bodily-Kinesthetic (Body Smart): This type is associated with physical coordination, movement, and body awareness.
• 5. Musical (Music Smart): Musical intelligence involves sensitivity to rhythm, melody, and sound patterns.
• 6. Interpersonal (People Smart): Individuals with interpersonal intelligence understand and interact effectively with others.
• 7. Intrapersonal (Self-Smart): It refers to self-awareness, introspection, and understanding one’s own emotions and motivations.
• 8. Naturalist (Nature Smart): People with naturalist intelligence appreciate and understand the natural world.

Gardner’s theory challenged the traditional notion of a single type of intelligence and highlighted the diversity of human abilities.

Ohhhh what wonderful ideas!

Wait!

The story gets better.

Dad, maybe Mom is too busy with the everyday stuff, but you can “hold down the fort” in so many meaningful and wonderful ways.

Let’s make June “The Month of the Fathers.”

Dads, even though this job is most important and most impactful in the early years, it is a joy and responsibility you can keep forever.

How can you develop RI and EI in your children?

Make as much time as you can to be there, and the rest will follow.

You and your child are a two-part team, and you are guaranteed to keep teaching each other in the best ways possible.

Reading to and with children has never let anyone down.

Before, it may have sounded like only an educational idea directly related to Academic Intelligence (the old AI).

Now you know it is an amazing vehicle to skyrocket both RI and EI at the same time.

There is nothing Artificial about any of this!

Author

Sally Goldberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Early Childhood Education

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