David Nettle, a psychologist out of the U.K. has used the much touted National Child Development Study and has discovered that
One does not need a national study to tell us the effects of spending time with your kids. I have been, and remain, amazed at how much my kids pick up just from me being around – whether I want them to pick up things or not. But now we all have scientific credibility for making a nuisance of ourselves to our kids!