The aim of this paper is to determine the role of fathers in the upbringing and life of children: where are they today versus a few years back and how important is their presence in the daily upbringing of children. The paper presents different ways in which men approach the role of father. Men need different times to accept the fact that they will become fathers and have various doubts and insecurities about how and in what way to approach this little being that they also created. They must discover the new responsibilities in the family that they receive at the birth of a child and how to fit those obligations into life with the previous obligations. They should also occasionally sacrifice their free time to allow their wives time for them, especially in the beginning, while the child is small, when mothers spend most of the day with the child. The direct and indirect influence of fathers on the upbringing of the child, the ways in which fathers contribute to the upbringing, possible different degrees of their involvement and the connection of involvement with the father's connection with the child are presented.