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I believe that is a side effect of increased productivity and prosperity but is this study conditioned on the children having dads in first place? Because I bel

I believe that is a side effect of increased productivity and prosperity but is this study conditioned on the children having dads in first place? Because I believe single mother phenomenon is on a rapid rise in USA. What about children who dont know their dads ?

ksenzee 8y ago
They were studying fathers, so their denominator was fathers, not children. There's plenty of research showing that fathers make a big difference in their children's lives and happiness. From what I can tell this study doesn't speak to that one way or the other.
- Karishma1234 8y ago
  My point has been that even though fathers are spending more time with children on an average all children are receiving lesser fatherly attention on an average. May be fathers who love children are staying in marriage thus giving a bias to the whole study.
  - bobwaycott 8y ago
    Many of us fathers who spend a lot of time with our children are single.
  - dsnuh 8y ago
    > all children are receiving lesser fatherly attention on an average Provide some facts to back up this claim. > May be fathers who love children are staying in marriage It sounds like you are saying that fathers that leave marriages don't love their children? Is that what you are saying?
    - Karishma1234 8y ago
      > It sounds like you are saying that fathers that leave marriages don't love their children? Is that what you are saying? There is this excellent tool called google that can help you get all the numbers. You should consider using it Sir. Check this resource: http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of-fatherlessness/ http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of... Let us just consider African Americans. around 70% of Black children born last year did not have a father. Are you saying these people loved the children and yet for some unknown reason would not be present to take care of the child or provide child support ? As of today 1 in 3 children in USA are growing up in a household without a father. Are these fathers spending time with their kids ? You tell me.
chrisseaton 8y ago
> Because I believe single mother phenomenon is on a rapid rise in USA. What about children who dont know their dads ? A single mother doesn't imply that the children don't know or spend time with their father. Perhaps even children with single mothers see more of their fathers, because when they stay with their fathers they get more attention from him? I don't know, but I guess you don't really know either.

ksenzee 8y ago

They were studying fathers, so their denominator was fathers, not children. There's plenty of research showing that fathers make a big difference in their children's lives and happiness. From what I can tell this study doesn't speak to that one way or the other.

Karishma1234 8y ago
My point has been that even though fathers are spending more time with children on an average all children are receiving lesser fatherly attention on an average. May be fathers who love children are staying in marriage thus giving a bias to the whole study.
- bobwaycott 8y ago
  Many of us fathers who spend a lot of time with our children are single.
- dsnuh 8y ago
  > all children are receiving lesser fatherly attention on an average Provide some facts to back up this claim. > May be fathers who love children are staying in marriage It sounds like you are saying that fathers that leave marriages don't love their children? Is that what you are saying?
  - Karishma1234 8y ago
    > It sounds like you are saying that fathers that leave marriages don't love their children? Is that what you are saying? There is this excellent tool called google that can help you get all the numbers. You should consider using it Sir. Check this resource: http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of-fatherlessness/ http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of... Let us just consider African Americans. around 70% of Black children born last year did not have a father. Are you saying these people loved the children and yet for some unknown reason would not be present to take care of the child or provide child support ? As of today 1 in 3 children in USA are growing up in a household without a father. Are these fathers spending time with their kids ? You tell me.

chrisseaton 8y ago

> Because I believe single mother phenomenon is on a rapid rise in USA. What about children who dont know their dads ? A single mother doesn't imply that the children don't know or spend time with their father. Perhaps even children with single mothers see more of their fathers, because when they stay with their fathers they get more attention from him? I don't know, but I guess you don't really know either.