The quality of life for children in Iowa is greatly dependent on father involvement for economic as well as human development reasons. Most parenting information is designed for mothers.
Fathers are an under-served and largely ignored population.
Men gather information for their parenting role differently than mothers do. A majority non-residential fathers lose contact with their children within 2 years of the divorce. Maintaining connections between fathers and children is challenging. The strongest predictors of father involvement in children's lives are his relationship with the mother. Educational, social, legal and economic systems need to support strengthening relationships between dads and kids.