09-11-2023, 10:31 PM
(09-11-2023, 05:22 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Interestingly, children from single parent households in which the father is the parent fair much better.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/07/09/study-children-fare-better-with-divorced-dads-factors-besides-income-were-of-benefit-to-fathers/62139586007/
Historically, there is only one reason such a claim might be made - a father's higher income. No doubt it's true, single fathers with custody tend to make more money than single mothers. In fact, they tend to make more money than the average father.
But Farrell discovered that even when the father and mother had equal income, the children who were with their father full time - boys and girls - did better than those with their moms full time.
Overall, children living with dads were less likely to have discipline problems. Does this mean that dads were more likely to resort to physical punishment? No. Moms were. And they used physical discipline more frequently. Nevertheless, children living with their moms were more likely to exhibit frequent temper tantrums.
This is from a study by Dr. Warren Farrell, from his book Father and Child Reunion. I guess the dismissal of the importance of fathers has had some unintended consequences.
You raise a good point. I don’t know if I’ve seen statistics, ever, of single father families. Maybe that’s because the courts usually side with the mother. I’ve sadly seen first hand with my girlfriend, whose baby daddy has been almost entirely out of the picture, what a difference a male authority figure in the house makes. As a separate issue, I do worry about her. She hasn’t been taught to deal with or respect male authority figures, which poses a problem with a mostly male police force as well as bosses of companies… etc.
