Father Involvement Key in Children’s Success
Over the last two blogs we have investigated some of the effects of fatherless families.
The research and statistics on these subjects is plentiful. The benefit of raising children with a present father is certain. Too often children raised without a father repeat the cycle for the next generation.
Researchers and father advocates believe father involvement needs to start as early as birth and especially before age 5 for the cycle to begin to break. Early in development, children also benefit from a “village” – Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, clergy, teachers, doctors, health professionals, and school staff can supplement parental support and become positive role models and mentors for this generation and those to come.