For much more fathering info check out links to other fathering documents . A U.S. Government survey found that the most important factor predicting whether a child will grow up to commit a violent crime is not social class, not race, and not educational level or cultural background. The absence of a father in the home is the most significant predictor of a later conviction for a violent crime. The househusband is not new, but he is becoming more common as the number of professional working women increases. Men are often made to feel that they are second-rate parents, trying to do what mothers do best.
Single fathers can approach their role with more confidence, however.
Among other things, there was a comparison of children's performance at school, as well as self-rating questions in which children were ask to assess their own happiness. See statistics at Fathers' Manifesto . See Myriam Miedzian in the book review section of Fatherhood and Fatherlessness . All rights reserved. The on-line magazine for men with families.