Boys suffer for lack of male role models - The Leavenworth Times

Boys suffer for lack of male role models - The Leavenworth Times

As we celebrate Father’s Day, we still face sobering evidence about how a lack of male role models can derail a child’s outcome. This is particularly acute for young males. The data is grim. Children in father-absent homes have greater risk for poverty, behavioral problems, physical abuse, drug/alcohol abuse, obesity, dropping out of school and suicide. For boys, it’s worse.