A Father's Role
A Father’s Role 2
A Father’s Role
Research literature in the father’s role of the upbringing of the children has shown that having a father in the child’s life benefits the outcomes for children, families and communities as a whole. Research shows that fathers who live with their children and are active within their lives are more likely to have a close, nurturing relationship with their children. Other results show that children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, , and avoid high-risk behaviors including drug use, skipping school, and getting involved in criminal activity in the adolescent years. “Within the past several decades the United States research has shown that the father’s role has decreased significantly. An amazing estimated 34% of children are living in father less homes. (Roberts, Carey, 2009) It can be traced as far back as the 1950’s to early 1960’s. During the Johnson administration the research results shown that more and more children were living in a single parent home, mainly the single mother. What is the main thing when one thinks of a fatherless home: low income. When a father is not in the home the child’s financial status suffers considerably. On average it is estimated that the mother will enroll in some government funded program that will help take the place of the monetary benefit’s a father’s income should provide. Although money is important to the child’s future and well being it is not the only thing that is needed by the father. It is estimated and stated in stated in Father’s Magazine that 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
A Father’s Role 3 * Adolescent girls are 3 times more likely to engage in sexual relations by the time they turn 15, and 5 times more likely to
A Father’s Role
Research literature in the father’s role of the upbringing of the children has shown that having a father in the child’s life benefits the outcomes for children, families and communities as a whole. Research shows that fathers who live with their children and are active within their lives are more likely to have a close, nurturing relationship with their children. Other results show that children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, , and avoid high-risk behaviors including drug use, skipping school, and getting involved in criminal activity in the adolescent years. “Within the past several decades the United States research has shown that the father’s role has decreased significantly. An amazing estimated 34% of children are living in father less homes. (Roberts, Carey, 2009) It can be traced as far back as the 1950’s to early 1960’s. During the Johnson administration the research results shown that more and more children were living in a single parent home, mainly the single mother. What is the main thing when one thinks of a fatherless home: low income. When a father is not in the home the child’s financial status suffers considerably. On average it is estimated that the mother will enroll in some government funded program that will help take the place of the monetary benefit’s a father’s income should provide. Although money is important to the child’s future and well being it is not the only thing that is needed by the father. It is estimated and stated in stated in Father’s Magazine that 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
A Father’s Role 3 * Adolescent girls are 3 times more likely to engage in sexual relations by the time they turn 15, and 5 times more likely to
References: Horn, Wade A. National Father hood Initaitive 1997 http://www.fathermag.com/topics/importance/ Muehleisen, Dr. Robert A.