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How important is having a father figure in a child’s development?
How important is having a father figure in a child’s development?
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Very important, if you look at the backgrounds of troubled people, there are always a lot of commonalities, absent mother/father, generational unemployment, drug/alcohol issues, abuse etc etc.
No *one* thing guarantees that a kids future is set in stone, but the more of these things that are in a kids life, you’re stacking the odds against them and it’ll be a miracle if they manage to grow up to become decent, productive members of society.
Extremely. Every scientific study says so.
It is very important..a growing boy to man..will seal out a male role model unless one is given. And leaving a decision like that to a child..
i’d say it’s 50/50 compared to a mother figure
That entirely depends on the dad figure you plan to use. If he’s a POS then not so much. If he can teach morals and values then really important.
Depends if he does anything productive. Being there but being a shitty father is just as bad as not being there at all, if not worse.
very important because if they don’t have a dad they’re probably gonna end up being a furry
Very important and also substitutable (might take multiple individuals to hit all the right notes)
Edit: to the downvoters, there are plenty of normal and happy and complete people in this world who never had a dad. Mothers can also be substitutable. Get over it.
Wouldn’t know, never had a decent one
I don’t believe the statistics. I know what they say, but I doubt their conclusions.
Very much important unless they are a shit ass. But then still need good role models in their life
It kinda depends on the father figure. If you get a bad one, it can be very damaging. If you get a great one, it can be very beneficial.
I could have done without mine, honestly.
The worst part about not having a father is watching all the other kids have their dad’s and spending time with them. So I’d say extremely important
Boys without fathers in their lives are more likely to grow up to be rapists.
r/stoprape
I think it’s important that kids know their loved , but also that bad behavior isn’t tolerated.
Also kids need a lot of attention, a network of support is helpful.
Are those aspects of a “father figure”? Maybe. But I think you can get a lot of that without a present father.
Kids need unconditional love. That’s it