News Articles - Fatherhood
Dads, father figures help Wicomico Co. students start school year with best foot forward
By WMDT, 09/10/2024 “ To get them feeling confident, fathers and other male role models from Fathers Forward were out in force at Beaver Run Elementary School. The guys had plenty of fist bumps, smiles, and encouragement to offer.” Read the entire article: https://www.wmdt.com/2024/09/dads-father-figures-help-wicomico-co-students-start-school-year-with-best-foot-forward/
AGAR: Fatherlessness and weak justice spurring rampant crime
By Toronto Sun, 09/09/2024 “ …. The Canadian Children’s Rights Council says “father deprivation is a more reliable predictor of criminal activity than race, environment or poverty. Father-deprived children are 72% of all teenage murderers, 60% of rapists, 70% of kids incarcerated, twice as likely to quit school, 11 times more likely to be violent, 3
In a film about a father-daughter dance in prison, the girls take the lead
By The Washington Post, 08/13/2024 “…At the time, it didn’t strike Patton as especially significant that she would be telling this story of incarcerated fathers and their impacted daughters in the nation’s capital. But years later, on the cusp of the film’s release, she seemed to better understand its capacity as “a tool for change.”…”
Fatherhood at 50: Older men starting families create health concerns for their kids
By Study Finds, 08/17/24 “…Since men don’t have the same biological clocks that women have, a new study finds that many are waiting longer and longer to start a family — some waiting until their 50s before fathering children. Despite being able to have children, researchers at Stanford University say this growing trend is raising
Parents of 14 Kids Divorce, Splitting Custody of Their 13 Children Who Are Minors
By Cafe Mom, 08/09/2024 “…According to the court documents, the former couple will split custody of their 13 children who are minors. Deon will have to pay Karen $1,166 in child support monthly, but Karen won’t have to pay child support because she will bear the responsibility of paying for health insurance for all of