Paternity Matters: Fathers Should Count���By: Kareem green

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Fathers should have…

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As of today, 1 out of 3 children out of a total of

15 million are growing up without a

father.  

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Important changes need to be made…

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1 Treat

Fathers Equally

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We need to encourage our fathers to father and not just pay support.

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The  posi)ve  example  set  for  our  youth,  will  repeat  itself  in  years  to  come.    

Children with Both parents are more likely to:

Graduate from high-school

Attend college

Live a more fulfilling happy life

Achieve their dream career

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By  qualifying  fathers  for  the  same  equal  rights  as  mothers,    this  will  first,  reduce  the  number  of  single  parent  families…  

 

…next it will encourage separated or divorced parents to be more mutual for the sake of the child.

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…and !nally improve our youth to be there for their children as their parents was for

them

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Married parents who raised their children together; children are more likely to attend college, grow up physically and emotionally healthier, avoid drugs, alcohol and delinquent behavior and repeat this cycle of life.

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!ese children become, positive,

motivated, responsible and

productive individuals.

Most  single parent children  grow  up  faster  than  they  should  given  the  circumstances  of  living  in  poverty,  other  younger  siblings  they  become  forced  to  watch,  protect  or  even  raise  while  their  mother  either  works  or  goes  out,  and  eventually  grow  up  emo)onally  angered  due  to  their  economical  disadvantage.    

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!ese children

become angered,

frustrated, deviant and

irresponsible individuals

The father bond plays a big role in a child’s life.!

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Most father-child relationships impact their child’s well-being, sense of security, child’s outcome, educational achievement, cognitive ability, and social behavior.

Children  without  fathers  tend  to  seek  this  bond  elsewhere,  leaving  an  empty  space  that  should’ve  been  filled.  The  son  seeks  a  father’s  guidance  from  other  male  role  models  in  his  life,  and  the  daughter  seeks  it  from  males  she  gets  involved  in  both  can  get  hurt  when  their  expecta)ons  are  not  met  they  way  wanted  them  to  be.  

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Let’s add, make or change laws to give fathers their fighting chance for equal rights to raise their children.

“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” –Anonymous  

 

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