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03-09-2020
Column: Relationships - FATHER'S DAY
Column: Relationships - FATHER'S DAY
Due to the success of the event, they decided to do the same thing on Father’s Day. This time, however, not one prisoner felt the need to send a card to his dad. When asked about it, many said they never wanted to see their dad again, while others had no idea who had fathered them.
A study by Furstenberg and Harris into the role of fathers discovered that children who feel a closeness and warmth with their father were 80 per cent less likely to be incarcerated and half as likely to show various signs of depression. The study concluded that positive father care is associated with more pro-social and positive moral behaviour in boys and girls.
David Popenoe (Life without Father) says that fathers are far more than just ‘second adults’ in the home. Involved fathers – especially biological fathers – bring positive benefits to their children that no other person is as likely to bring. They have a parenting style that is significantly different from that of a mother and that difference is important in healthy chi

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