Children Need a Good Father Figure In the United States one out of three children live without a father in their home (Sanders). Children live in a fatherless home because prison, divorce, unexpected pregnancy, death, and the military. “There are 2.7 million children with a parent in prison or jail.” “Ninety-two percent (92%) of parents in prison are fathers. Most—2 out of 3 inmates—will reoffend and be back in prison” (Sanders). When a father does come home from prison they need to develop good fathering skills otherwise the child might as well be fatherless. It should be easier for fathers to present in their child’s lives. This could be done by allowing fathers to be fathers from prison and developing the parenting skills. If a father
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Youths in father-absent households have significantly incarceration (Father Facts). Fathers have a greater effect on a child than just about anyone else. They are supposed to be the head of the household, and they typically have the greatest impact on their finances. Finances should be covered by the father and the mother should be able to stay at home with her kids. A child wants to see their father no matter how messed up they are. It’s still their father. “Research has found that the value of father involvement is determined by the quality of the interaction between fathers and their children – for example, a father’s responsiveness to the needs of his child – rather than the amount of time fathers spend with their children” (Scott). Even though a father is in prison if the children are able to see him, they will feel more like they have a father. Not having a father in a child’s life causes a tremendous effects. “… Youths in father-absent households still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those in mother-father families. Youths who never had a father in the household experienced the highest odds” (Father Facts). Children who are exposed to unstable homes because of incarceration are more likely to become that way themselves. They see that of their parents, the …show more content…
The court could mandate visits for the children to go see their father depending on why the father is in prison. The court should mandate visits for at least twice a month for a set length of time. The amount of visits required should be determined by each scenario. The visits should be monitored by an employee of the prison or an employee of the court. The child would still be able to have a limited father figure in their life, and they would be exposed to the consequences of their father’s actions. This would show them how to act even though they don’t have a proper role model of a
Youths in father-absent households have significantly incarceration (Father Facts). Fathers have a greater effect on a child than just about anyone else. They are supposed to be the head of the household, and they typically have the greatest impact on their finances. Finances should be covered by the father and the mother should be able to stay at home with her kids. A child wants to see their father no matter how messed up they are. It’s still their father. “Research has found that the value of father involvement is determined by the quality of the interaction between fathers and their children – for example, a father’s responsiveness to the needs of his child – rather than the amount of time fathers spend with their children” (Scott). Even though a father is in prison if the children are able to see him, they will feel more like they have a father. Not having a father in a child’s life causes a tremendous effects. “… Youths in father-absent households still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those in mother-father families. Youths who never had a father in the household experienced the highest odds” (Father Facts). Children who are exposed to unstable homes because of incarceration are more likely to become that way themselves. They see that of their parents, the …show more content…
The court could mandate visits for the children to go see their father depending on why the father is in prison. The court should mandate visits for at least twice a month for a set length of time. The amount of visits required should be determined by each scenario. The visits should be monitored by an employee of the prison or an employee of the court. The child would still be able to have a limited father figure in their life, and they would be exposed to the consequences of their father’s actions. This would show them how to act even though they don’t have a proper role model of a