Many children see their fathers as more strict, but they tend to respond better to the system of rewards and punishments that fathers tend to use. The journal Child Development notes that even when fathers do not live at home, children whose fathers are actively involved in their lives tend to have fewer behavior problems. The bill addresses social and economic topics ranging from marriage to job training. It creates a new grant program for promoting responsible fatherhood and modifies the 1996 welfare reform program to make more noncustodial fathers eligible for job training and career enhancement programs. All men who are mature men are father figures to our children.
Fathers play a big part in influencing their children's actions.
It is important to understand their children's activities, their friends, and the conflicting messages they receive about alcohol, tobacco, and drugs from television, movies, and music. For fathers, getting involved with their children may seem difficult, with work pressures and other responsibilities. But it is important to make the time so that children learn from both parents. By the teen years, friends, TV, and movies become a much more dominant source of information. Fathers can help change this situation.