Proverbs 23:15 reads, “My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice.”
Fatherless children are 100 – 200% more likely to experience emotional and behavioral problems…twice as likely to use drugs and alcohol…more likely to become sexually active at an early age…and 3 times more likely to commit violent crime.
Over 50% of teens who attempt suicide live in single-parent homes. Most runaways leave fatherless homes, and boys without fathers are 300% more likely to end up incarcerated. 70% of juveniles in long-term correctional facilities grew up without a father.
Fatherless daughters are 53% more likely to marry in their teens, and 164% more likely to have children outside of marriage. Fatherless daughters who marry have a 92% higher divorce rate, and fatherless sons are 35% more likely to experience marital failure.
80% of teenagers admitted to psychiatric hospitals come from fatherless homes, and are 50% more likely to grapple with learning disabilities. They fare worse in school, and are 3 times more likely to drop out than kids who grew up in a home with a father.
And it’s possible to be physically present, yet emotionally absent. In a recent poll, 50% of fathers said they feel guilty about spending too little time with their children. According to the Family Research Council, the average dad spends 8 minutes a day in direct conversation with his kids. And in families where the mom works outside the home it drops to 4 minutes. If you find these statistics shocking, wake up and do something about it!
© 2017 CE