A father can and should be a strong male role model, who teaches his sons to be good men, and his daughters to respect men.  A father who wants to be involved in his children's lives should be.

Ideally, both parents should help raise a child--in cases of separated parents, joint custody is always the best choice, if possible.  But mothers, like fathers, can be abusive or negligent.  In these cases a father should fight for custody.  Also, in cases where the mother and father live far apart, the father has equal right to pursue custody, if it is best for his children.

Fathers should be especially diligent about being involved in their sons' lives.  Boys in America today are more likely to drop out of high school or end up in prison than girls, and they make up only 44 percent of those who receive bachelor's degrees.*  Fathers need to step up and provide strong guidance to keep their sons on the path to responsible adulthood. To be a strong presence in their sons' lives, fathers need to pursue at least partial custody! Below are some frightening statistics that show the devastating effect of a Fatherless home.

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.

90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes – 32 times the average.

85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Center for Disease Control)

80% of rapists with anger problems come from fatherless homes --14 times the average. (Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26)

71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (National Principals Association Report)

75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes – 10 times the average. (Rainbows for All God’s Children)

70% of youths in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sept. 1988)

85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Fulton Co. Georgia, Texas Dept. of Correction)


*(Patricia M. Anderson. "Where the Boys Aren't." www.econ.yale.edu/seminars/labor/lap01/anderson-010209.pdf. pg.22, pg. 2)

It is your responsiblity as a Father to seek custody!

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