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Fathers are essential 
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vrijdag 30 oktober 2009
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Eddyspeeder
Carey Roberts writes for Fathering Magazine about why dads are worth keeping around.
A father's breadwinning instinct keeps the family out of the clutches of poverty. Indeed, while father-present households saw an increase in income from 1960 to 1990, father-absent families saw a financial decline.
But fathers are more than income producers. Fathers undergird the very order and structure of the family.
Scores of research studies have documented the positive effects of involved fathers. Here's just a sampling of the benefits:
- The National Center for Educational Statistics reported that when fathers are involved in their children's education, the kids were more likely to get A marks, enjoy school, and participate in extracurricular activities.
- Kyle Pruett concluded that kids with engaged fathers demonstrate "a greater ability to take initiative and evidence self-control."
- When these boys grew up, they were more likely to be good dads themselves.
But when fathers are disenfranchised by misguided government programs, here's the result:
- Their children have a higher rate of asthma, headaches, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.
- Teenagers are at greater risk of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use, and suicide.
- Adolescent girls are 3 times more likely to engage in sexual relations by the time they turn 15, and 5 times more likely to become a teen mother.
Amazing, isn't it?
Thank you, dad, for being there. You were more than essential. You were a beacon of truthfulness, common sense, kindness, and silent courage.
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