Today the State of Utah got one step closer in passing a resolution to express the importance of fatherhood in a family. SCR08 Sponsered by Gene Davis is a resolution urging state agencies to take a look at fatherhood and the effects that a fatherless household entails. I agree with this resolution and the statement that it makes. This is not to say that same sex couples or single mothers are not capable of raising great children that will lead an excellent life it only states that a "father-like" figure is a neccessity in the home. Some very interesting facts that i came across while studying SCR08 startled me. The top ten to me were:
1. 24 million children (34%) live absent from their biological father.
2. Nearly 20 million children (27%) live in single-parent homes.
3. 43% of first marriages dissolve within fifteen years; about 60% of divorcing couple have children; and approximately one million children each year experience the divorce of their parents.
4. 1.35 million births (33%) occur out of wedlock
5. Children with involved loveing father are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, exhibit empathy and pro-social behavior, and avoid behaviors such as drug use, truancy, and criminal activity compared to children who have uninvolved fathers.
So simply put active "father-like" figures in a childs life is extremely important.
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I am glad I have the chance to be your father.
ReplyDeleteProud of you ya know!