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Every June, many places celebrate Father’s Day.

Advertisements often show a warm, caring father image: he protects his family, works hard, and loves his children.

Many fathers are indeed very good and deserve thanks.

But for a long time, Western society saw the father as the most powerful person in the family, and mothers and children often had to obey him.

At that time, hitting children was often seen as “discipline,” and violence in the home was often treated as a “family matter” that outsiders did not want to get involved in.

Later, doctors and researchers found that many children were injured at home, and sometimes the people who hurt them were the adults taking care of them.

People also gradually understood that abuse is not only hitting; it also includes verbal abuse, humiliation, long-term neglect, and even sexual abuse within the family.

These things can make children afraid, and they may also affect their lives when they grow up.

Now, more and more people believe that a good father is not just someone who gives orders, but someone who cares for, stays with, and respects his children.

Celebrating Father’s Day is good, but even more important is protecting children and making the home a truly safe and warm place.