While the reasons for spending time with your child might seem obvious - it's your child -researchers and scientists have long found that there are specific benefits to children whose fathers are present in their upbringing. Here are some reasons why it's in everyone's interests ...The children are likely to end up with higher IQsRegardless of your own intelligence, or lack of it, just being involved in your child's life will result in them being smarter and more prosperous, so say academics at the University of Newcastle .You'll be happier at workA study published by The Academy of Management Perspectives in 2015 suggests that working fathers who spend more time with their children will have greater levels of job satisfaction. It says men who pay attention to their families will be less focused on work, but not to the detriment of their careers.Child will have improved self-esteemThe more time a child spends with the father, the greater their confidence. Academics at Pennsylvania State University followed 200 families in 2012 and found that children with involved fathers "may develop higher general self-worth because their fathers devote undivided attention to them".You represent all menAs the first and primary male influence on your children, it's essential that fathers set a positive example of how they should expect to be treated by men in the future - and how they should behave towards women. This is especially important for the fathers of girls.Your children could get in less troubleThere is significant evidence that the children of fatherless homes are more likely to have disciplinary issues later in life. A study published in 2006 by the US Department of Health and Human Services states that "even from birth, children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings and, as they grow older, have better social connections with peers. These children are less likely to get in trouble at home and school. "You'll get better at multitaskingIt's long been known that a woman's brain changes when she has children, but research conducted by Yale University in 2014 shows that there are chemical changes in a man's brain too.Men who are involved with their child early on adapt to fatherhood, it found, with an expansion in grey matter in some areas and shrinking in other, less important, ways.Babies can hear you more clearlyYou might think your children never listen to you, but they've actually been all ears for longer than you think.That's because the male voice, as a lower tone, travels further and can be heard in the womb. It's possible, then, that a father and baby can bond long before they meet, as the baby instantly recognises the sound of his voice.© The Daily Telegraph..