American Families

Whether you know it or not, over the past 30 years fathers have been disappearing from American Families. Divorce has dramatically altered the roles of fathers for nearly half the children in our country. Parents today spend 40% less time with their children than parents of the previous generation. Many of today's fathers have two or even three jobs. Invisible fathers are perhaps the fastest growing sub-population of absentee fathers. There is a flood of evidence that …

…the fastest growing sub-population of absentee fathers. There is a flood of evidence that indicates that when fathers are absent their children are at risk. Because many young male and female parents of today may have had absentee dads, they are confused about why dads are important and what they do. One thing is certain; as fathers have disappeared, families have become "unbalanced." Remember, effective dads do what absent dads are not around to do.