The inner cities, where only 1 in 10 black children live with both parents, and the wealthy suburbs, where many fathers spend more than 60 hours a week on the job, have more in common than meets the eye, family advocates and faith leaders said.
They made the comments Thursday after The Washington Times published an analysis this week of U.S. census data that provoked concern for children from widely disparate camps.
Welfare policies among the poor have put government in the role of the father and equated fatherhood with a monthly check, said Glenn T. Stanton, director of family formation studies at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs. This has left many fathers free to walk away from their children knowing they will not starve thanks to programs that provide cash assistance to single mothers in proportion with the number of children they have, he said.
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4 comments:
That's the problem. The Government is paying them to not be responsible.
The difference is the 'father' of the inner city kids are teaching irresponsiblity whereas the 'workaholic' fathers are teaching reponsiblity including a good work ethic which is one of the most important things a parent can teach a child.
The most important thing either patent can do is to spend time with their children. It doesn't cost a thing!
The working father has to support his children, as well as those abandoned by their true parent. It's only going to get worse.
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