From the author: Father’s behavior in difficult cases Ideal Dad I’ll tell you a real case from my practice. This was several years ago. A father and a 6-year-old boy came to the reception. Let's call the boy Nikita. The child was attacked by a large neighbor's dog and bitten. He was treated at the emergency room and sent to a psychologist. The boy had real fears. He stopped leaving the house, cried often, was afraid even of the sight of dogs in pictures or on TV. Of course, I worked on this. What happened? More details.... The boy is very independent, he was allowed to walk alone in the yard. Nikita is very friendly, sociable, loves animals. He always plays freely with all the neighbors' dogs. Of course, everything is fine with his children. On this ill-fated day, the dog jumped out of the entrance alone, Nikita came up to him to play, and the dog rushed at him. The position of Nikita’s father is extremely interesting and admirable. He accompanied his son everywhere and gave him support. I constantly talked to him in a calm, business-like tone. Do you know how he explained the dog's aggression? Dad said that the dog lives in a not very friendly family, where she was offended that day. And when she ran out into the yard, and Nikita approached her, she simply got scared and attacked the boy out of fear. Can you imagine, the father explained the dog’s behavior in such a way that the child did not feel anger towards this dog, but aroused sympathy. After we worked with him, the boy noticeably calmed down, but there was still fear. I scheduled his next class in 3 days. They arrive in the same composition. They report that Nikita began to go outside into the yard with his dad. They play football together and take other children into their games. And they made peace with the dog. Nikita seemed completely different to me ----- calm, cheerful, and cheerful as before. Dad was there all the time. I took time off from work and devoted a lot of time to my son. Throughout this period they lived as usual, only a little more care. Father constantly talked to Nikita about everything. After the second visit to my class, I told them that they no longer needed a psychologist with such a dad. This was the only time I said that. This incident actually happened, the child's name has been changed. The father’s position and behavior are simply amazing in their wisdom and restraint. Here is an example of an adult, responsible behavior of a man. There are too many publications about the unseemly behavior of husbands and fathers in the family.