Life Without Dad Research Paper

A Life Without a Dad Imagine not seeing the most important man every day. Imagine waking up and not hearing that kind, yet protective voice every morning. Men, why help create a life, if you are not willing to be a part of it? One out of three children who live in the United States does not have a father in their household. Not having an involved father as a child can be depressing and create major issues throughout the years. Although a mother can do almost anything a father can, a father has a different emotional effect on a child. Children who have both an involved mother and father are psychologically more stable than a child who is raised only by a mother. Having both parents in a child 's life insures the child will have a better sense …show more content…
Fathers play a very important role in their child 's life, especially in the emotional part. According to Jamaica-gleaner.com, children with uninvolved fathers are "85 percent more likely to exhibit behavioral disorders" (Henry). As I have seen for myself, a child with a fatherless life can begin to rebel due to the rejection they feel. While watching my two younger sisters grow up without a permanent father, I have discovered behaviors changing, grades dropping, and relationships ruining. Most people may look at them and think they are failures, but they most definitely are not. The real failure of the situation is the "man" of their life. Despite the fact that fatherless children begin to have behavioral troubles, they also begin to feel rejected and hurt. Men do not understand the way a child feels when they are rejected; rejection is the worst pain. Although pain may hurt the worst in the inside, children seem to try to harm themselves by making pain on the outside. Kids with an uninvolved father are "14 times more …show more content…
As Paul Raeburn states in his excerpt, "involved fathers prevent depression and other psychological ailments in children” (Today). Without a father to make things better after a harsh breakup or an upsetting day at school, children could become depressed and live the rest of their life in a bubble. As a father, men should want to make their children feel safe and make sure they are living in a healthy environment. "It is well-established that time spent with parents is beneficial for children’s development" (Pacolok and Gauthier 249). Therefore, in order for our nation to become one and live in a positive world, the fathers of our nation must be a part of their child 's life and always stay close to them, no matter what tries to come between their father-child