FATHERHOOD ABSENCE BREAKS THE FAMILY PICTURE
THE IMPACT OF FATHERHOOD ABSENCE IS EVERYWHERE
You notice it when dad is missing—from school, church, community, and the home. When a dad isn’t involved, the risks for a child start to pile up. You’ve heard the stats, that 1 in 4 kids (18+ million) are growing up without a dad at home.
But what’s the real impact when a dad is missing? Sadly, when a child doesn’t have a dad around, that child often doesn’t know anyone who has a dad in the home either. This generation hasn’t seen a dad, much less a godly dad.
Fatherless Homes Can Cause Children’s….
PHYSICAL HEALTH to be Impacted
- 4X MORE RISK of early sexual intercourse
- 2X MORE LIKELY to be involved in sexual activity
- 2.5X MORE RISK of early pregnancy
- 7X MORE LIKELY to get pregnant
- Â 75% MORE LIKELY to have a teen birth
- MORE LIKELY to experience abuse and neglect
- 2X MORE LIKELY to suffer from obesity
- 2X MORE RISK for infant mortality
- 4X MORE LIKELY infant mortality within the first 28 days of life
MENTAL HEALTH to be Impacted
- MORE levels of aggressive behavior
- MORE LIKELY to experience depression and delinquency
- 2X MORE LIKELY to experience multiple depression symptoms
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE to be Impacted
- 2X MORE LIKELY to drop out of school
- 33% MORE LIKELY to repeat a grade
- LOWER LIKELYHOOD of getting mostly A’s.
- 2X MORE LIKELY to repeat a grade in school
- 43% LESS LIKELY to earn A’s in school
COMMUNITY CRIME RATES to be Impacted
- 279% MORE LIKELY to carry guns and deal drugs
- MORE LIKELY to go to prison
- 80% MORE LIKELY to spend time in jail
CHURCH SERVICE Attendance to be Impacted
- 10X LESS LIKELY to go to church
- ONLY 1 IN 50 CHILDREN will become a regular worshipper
- Over 65-75% BECOME CHURCHGOERS: If a father attends church regularly, regardless of the practice of the mother, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will become churchgoers (regular and irregular).
POTENTIAL CAREERS to be Impacted
- Â 2X LESS LIKELY to enter college or find stable employment after high school.
- Â 4X MORE LIKELY to live in poverty.
