1. A Father's Role in Childhood Development
... not lose his role as an important influence quite as easily. Excluding situations where there is substance abuse or violence in the home, children who experience regular involvement with non-residential fathers also report higher academic scores, exhibit greater social and conflict management skills as well as better mental health as adults (Waller, M. R., & Swisher, R., 2006; Fogarty & Evans, ... with "long term negative consequences." Yet many children are able to learn resiliency instead of dysfunction, and the quality of the father's involvement in addition to good mental health and...
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