The plight of the American dad.: A message well worth repeating

In a longitudinal study of 1,197 fourth-grade students, researchers observed "greater levels of aggression in boys from mother-only households than from boys in mother-father households."
~N. Vaden-Kierman, N. Ialongo, J. Pearson, and S. Kellam, "Household Family Structure and Children's Aggressive Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Urban Elementary School Children," Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 23, no. 5 (1995)

A study of 109 juvenile offenders indicated that family structure significantly predicts delinquency. Adolescents, particularly boys, in single-parent families were at higher risk of status, property and person delinquencies. Moreover, students attending schools with a high proportion of children of single parents are also at risk. A study of 13,986 women in prison showed that more than half grew up without their father. Forty-two percent grew up in a single-mother household and sixteen percent lived with neither parent

It is very important for anybody working with fathers to dispel one common stereotype: the image of low-income urban fathers as disengaged and uninvolved with their children. Dr. Michael Lamb has stated, "Our research really bashes the stereotype of the low-income father. These fathers care about their kids, but may not show their love in conventional ways and sometimes a lack of a job, poor communication with the mom, or even their own childhood experiences can prevent them from getting involved."

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes

~U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census

90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes

85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes

~Center for Disease Control

80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes

~Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.

71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes

~National Principals Report on the State of High Schools

75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes

~Rainbows for all God`s Children

70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes

~U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988

85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home

~Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992

The plight of the American dad.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

A message well worth repeating

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