Family communication

1. Family communication How does father's communication play a role in a child's development?

2. Statistics Children from fatherless homes are: Family Disruption increases drop out rate by : • 4.6 times more likely to commit suicide• 6.6 times more likely to become teenaged mothers• 24.3 times more likely to run away• 15.3 times more likely to have behavioral disorders• 6.3 times more likely to be in a state-operated institutions• 10.8 times more likely to commit rape• 6.6 times more likely to drop out of school• 15.3 times more likely to end up in prison while a teenage• 73% of adolescent murderers come from mother only homes

3. Fathers Role • Love and Support • Male guidance • Men's Responsibility • Disciplinary

4. Fathers in the Home • Pay attention to non-verbal messages • Tentative active listeners • Communicate Frequently, Clearly and Directly • Use “I” messages • Emphasize the positive • Model effective communication skills

5. Fathers Not in the Home • 26% of absent fathers live in a different state than their children. • While 57% of unwed dads with kids no older than two visit their children more than once a week, by the time the kid's seven and a half, only 23% are in frequent contact with their children. • About 40% of the kids living in fatherless homes haven't seen their dads in a year or more. Of the rest, only one in five sleeps even one night a month at the father's home. And only one in six sees their father once or more per week.

6. Children need their fathers

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