Single-Parent Families | Fathers Are Important to Families
David Blankenhorn is the president of the Institute for American Values, a family advocacy organization in New York City, and the author of Fatherless America.
Summary: Almost half of America’s children live with only one of their parents, usually their mother. The increasing absence of fathers is a serious social problem. Americans should take steps to increase the proportion of families with two married parents.
Married fatherhood is disintegrating in our society. Tonight, 40 percent of American children will go to sleep in homes...
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