ShyGuyInChicago
September 7th, 2011, 03:15 PM
Statistics on Fatherless Children in America (http://fatherhood.about.com/od/fathersrights/a/fatherless_children.htm)
Fatherless children are more likely to be depressed, commit suicide, be violent, go to jail, do poorly in school, drop out of school. Girls from fatherless homes are more likely to get pregnant as a teen. Because of this I think we should encourage single mothers to find positive male role models for their kids.
I once said this on another forum to answer the question in the title. After people pointed out that problems faced my younger teens are not necessarily caused directly by absent fathers, but possibly by poverty since single-parent households I later amended my position to this:
If fatherless families families are more likely to have lower income, and that is the cause or a contributing factor of these kids problems, then we as a society should attempt to encourage men to not abandon their families. I saw a documentary that talked about how among black Americans there are large numbers of fatherless children and single mothers. It was mentioned that among African Americans there are higher rates of poverty, and that is one thing that causes the issue of fatherless families. It was said that when people are stressed by poverty and other issues it becomes more difficult to maintain relationships. The stress of poverty might lead children to do poorly or give up on school, choose to solve problems with violence, engage in risky sexual behavior at a young age, and so on. In addition, the documentary also stated that men are more likely to abandon their families if they are unable to fulfill the role of being a provider.
Fatherless children are more likely to be depressed, commit suicide, be violent, go to jail, do poorly in school, drop out of school. Girls from fatherless homes are more likely to get pregnant as a teen. Because of this I think we should encourage single mothers to find positive male role models for their kids.
I once said this on another forum to answer the question in the title. After people pointed out that problems faced my younger teens are not necessarily caused directly by absent fathers, but possibly by poverty since single-parent households I later amended my position to this:
If fatherless families families are more likely to have lower income, and that is the cause or a contributing factor of these kids problems, then we as a society should attempt to encourage men to not abandon their families. I saw a documentary that talked about how among black Americans there are large numbers of fatherless children and single mothers. It was mentioned that among African Americans there are higher rates of poverty, and that is one thing that causes the issue of fatherless families. It was said that when people are stressed by poverty and other issues it becomes more difficult to maintain relationships. The stress of poverty might lead children to do poorly or give up on school, choose to solve problems with violence, engage in risky sexual behavior at a young age, and so on. In addition, the documentary also stated that men are more likely to abandon their families if they are unable to fulfill the role of being a provider.