The way the father interacts with the world; reacts to bad/good news, the way he treats people and the way he looks at the world guides the child to do the same thing and react in the same way. How fathers treat the child's mother will in turn be how the child treats his partners in the future, and how the father treats his children will be how the child treats his future children . Things like that are passed down by learning from their parents. Being a positive role model, they also serve as a guide to the outside world. They are teaching their children how to manage their lives in a positive way