Fathers Figure Facts
Research on father involvement proves that fathers matter in the lives of children and families.
The Fathers Figure series provides facts and conclusions that have emerged from the literature on father involvement. These statistics demonstrate how important fathers are in contributing to positive child development and the prevalence of the risk of father absence.
The most important factor in a child’s upbringing is whether the child is brought up in a loving, healthy,...
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Children typically live without both parents when their parents are divorced or did not marry. More than 1/3 of all...
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More than 1 in 4 families with children have only 1 parent present, and more than 1 in 3 children live absent their...
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Recent studies demonstrate that most unwed fathers in urban areas are highly involved with the mother of their child...
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