When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
What we should notice is that studies show that fathers' presence in their children's lives has a marked effect on how well their kids do later in life, so why aren't we asking how we can better liberate men from the workplace to be home with their kids more often?
When a father puts in long hours at work, he's praised for being dedicated and ambitious. But when a mother stays late at the office, she's sometimes accused of being selfish, neglecting her kids.
If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.
The frustration for a parent is that you might be available all the time, but the kid may approach you only about 10% of the time.
My dad never missed a day of work, and he was always smiling when he came home.
When I'm home, I've got the kind of time that other dads who live there full time don't have. I can go and have lunch with my kids at school and that sort of thing.
I think that's like the age-old psychological core issue for any situation. Anybody who has had an experience with a parent that is absent, it's going to manifest.
However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home.
Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains financially supportive and active in his children's lives.
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