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Various Studies Conducted By Yale, John Hopkins ... PRO
Contributed by Steve Malone on May 15, 2001 (message contributor)
Various studies conducted by Yale, John Hopkins and other groups have documented the following;
The absence of a father is a stronger factor than poverty in contributing to juvenile delinquency.
In 48 cultures around the world crime rates were highest among adults who as children had been raised solely by women.
Closeness with parents was the common factor in hypertension, coronary heart disease, malignant tumors, mental illness and suicide.
A study of 39 teenage girls suffering from anorexia nervosa showed that 36 of them had one common denominator; lack of closeness with their fathers.
An emotionally or physically absent father contributes to a child’s
(1) low motivation for achievement;
(2) inability to defer immediate gratification for later rewards;
(3) low self esteem;
(4) susceptibility to group influence and juvenile delinquency.
(Again the stats speak for themselves, father’s are important in the lives of their children, and they need to be there not just physically but emotionally as well).
And let me say something up front again, when I say fathers, I am not referring solely to biological fathers; I am also speaking of step-dads as well.
Over 40% of all marriages in the US involve a remarriage of 1 or both parties. 1 out of 3 americans (80 million people) is either a step parent, step child or step sibling. 1 out of 5 children under the age of 18 is a step child. And by the year 2,000 step families (involving 1 spouse who has children) and complex families (in which both spouse have children) will soon be the majority.
Now, If you’re like most men - even those who had a poor or harmful experience with their own fathers - you have a general idea of the kind of father you want to be. You have a picture in your mind of what a model father looks like: you want to be the kind of father:
whose children feel secure, confident, loved and accepted
whose children save sex for marriage, and remain faithful to their spouse in marriage.
whose children develop a reputation as men and women of integrity; honest, ethical,
hardworking.
whose child might say, "my dad keeps his promises.
whose...
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