As we approach father’s day, some
sobering statistics to consider:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24 million children in America -- one out
of every three -- live in homes without their biological father.
7 out of 10 people agree
that the physical absence of fathers from the home is the most significant
family or social problem facing America.
Research shows when a child grows up in a father-absent home, he or she is...
- Four Times More Likely to Live in Poverty
- More Likely to Suffer Emotional and Behavioral Problems
- More Likely to go to Prison
- More Likely to Commit Crime
- Seven Times More Likely to Become Pregnant as a Teen
- More Likely to Face Abuse and Neglect
- More Likely to Abuse Drugs and Alcohol
- Two Times More Likely to Suffer Obesity
- Two Times More Likely to Drop Out of High School
Only 68.1% will spend their entire
childhood in an intact family and the number is decreasing.
40% of children of divorce haven’t
seen their father in a year.
40.7 percent of all births are out-of-wedlock.
46% of fathers say they don’t spend enough time with their children.
39% indicate that they never read to their child.
A pew study indicated that mothers are seen as more essential for providing values/morals to their children and emotional support to their children. (Fathers are seen as more essential for providing money.)
When asked whether fathers generally play a greater or lesser role in raising children than did fathers 20 or 30 years ago, 45% say today’s fathers play a lesser role.
Fathers are twice as likely than mothers to report that they don’t spend enough time with their children (46% vs. 23%).
Only 24% of adults say dads are doing a better job at parenthood than their own fathers. A third (34%) say they are doing a worse job than their own fathers did.
40.7 percent of all births are out-of-wedlock.
46% of fathers say they don’t spend enough time with their children.
39% indicate that they never read to their child.
A pew study indicated that mothers are seen as more essential for providing values/morals to their children and emotional support to their children. (Fathers are seen as more essential for providing money.)
When asked whether fathers generally play a greater or lesser role in raising children than did fathers 20 or 30 years ago, 45% say today’s fathers play a lesser role.
Fathers are twice as likely than mothers to report that they don’t spend enough time with their children (46% vs. 23%).
Only 24% of adults say dads are doing a better job at parenthood than their own fathers. A third (34%) say they are doing a worse job than their own fathers did.
Is anyone aware of an organization
that can instill in young men the character necessary to reverse these
trends? Is there an organization primed to inspire fidelity to one’s
commitments? Is there any organization out there that can help young men understand the priorities that require the greatest responsibility and seriousness?
Can one organization, or a group of organizations, be bold enough to create men of such high quality that the importance of their roles in the lives of children can never be discounted again?
I hope there is. Our society is counting on it.
I hope there is. Our society is counting on it.
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