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What can be done about absentee fathers?
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USA Today
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July 1, 1998
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Copyright informationCopyright Society for Advancement of Education Jul 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Communities across the country are experiencing success with counseling for unwed fathers plus other mentoring initiatives.
THE U.S. is the world leader in families without fathers. From 1960 to 1990, the number of children living only with their mother jumped from 5,100,000 to 15,600,000. Just 27% of American kids live with their biological mother and father.
Over the past 30 years, fathers have been disappearing from American families. Divorce dramatically has altered the roles of fathers for nearly half the youngsters in the nation. Further, the cost of making a living and maintaining a family has resulted in both parents working. Parents today spend 40% less time with their children ...
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