While this study cites that even if a father doesn't not live under the same roof as the child, if active in the child's life a father will benefit the child. Yes, the study also cautions, just because there is no father present in your life doesn't mean you're doomed either.
I think what is important for children, who do not have their father active in their lives is to acknowledge it. Fathers matter, it's unfortunate and wrong when a father leaves or if a mother is forced to leave due to abuse. We just can't say fathers really don't equally matter, because they do.
Fathers' Presence Linked to Well-being via Science Daily"Fathers make important contributions in the development of their children's behaviour and intelligence," says Erin Pougnet, a PhD candidate in the Concordia University Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH). "Compared with other children with absentee dads, kids whose fathers were active parents in early and middle childhood had fewer behaviour problems and higher intellectual abilities as they grew older -- even among socio-economically at-risk families."The study was performed in Canada, so it can't relate marriage to its public policy.
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