Absentee Fathers By: Oluseyi Lawal

SOCIAL EPIDEMIC : ABSENTEE FATHERS

Absentee FathersFathers play different roles in the home. They can be describe as :A) Moral Guidance

B) Breadwinner

C) Companion

D) Educator

E) Protector

Statistics of Fatherless Homes 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless homes Translated, this means that children from a fatherless home are : 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorder 9 times more likely to drop out of school 20 times more likely to end up in prison

Three types of Absentee Fathers o Fathers that are not physically

present at homeo Fathers that are present but

their presence are not felto Fathers who emotionally

choose not to parent their children

Three types of Absentee Fathers

The need factors for fatherless Role model

Teacher

Loving Relationship

Effects on the children Teen pregnancy

Education- Drop out from school

Crime- Join gang

Effects on women(Generalization)

Some females become defensive

Some become doubtful about men

Some think all men are the same

Effects on men Do not know how to be a man

Education is not important

Has no respect for themselves or others

Solutions • Counseling- Organization where fathers can get help

• Mentoring – People who can show them how and help them to be a good father

• Group sections with good fathers

• Child support (Not only money but spend time with children)

Topic coverd 1. Title Page- Absentee Fathers2. SOCIAL EPIDEMIC : ABSENTEE FATHERS

3. Fathers role in house whole.4. Statistics of Fatherless Home

5. Three types of Absentee Fathers 6. The need factors for fatherless children7. Effects on the children

8. Effects on women(Generalization) 9. Effects on men 10.Solutions