Parenting

“The absence of fathers — this includes the fact that they do not get equal time with their children — is the primary driver of the boy crisis. Both mothers and fathers are indispensable and contribute uniquely to raising children.” — Brenda Hafera

EQUAL SHARED PARENTING:

• Men face strong legal biases in awards of child custody and parental requests to relocate. As a result, fathers represent only 15.7% of all single parent households (UN Women, page 63)
• Articles:
  • Why Two Parents are the Ultimate Privilege
  • U.S. Economy Needs More Two Parent Families
• Child Abuse: Compared to two-parent families, children in single-parent households face a much higher risk of abuse and neglect:
  • United Kingdom (Source: Broken Homes and Battered Children):
    • 14-fold higher risk of experiencing serious child abuse
    • 7-fold higher risk of suffering fatal child abuse
  • United States (Source: National Incidence Study, page 162):
    • 77% greater risk of being harmed by physical abuse
    • 87% greater risk of being harmed by physical neglect
    • 74% greater risk of being harmed by emotional neglect
• Shared Parenting Reduces Domestic Violence:
  • Spain: Bargaining under Threats: The Effect of Joint Custody Laws on Intimate Partner Violence
  • USA: Shared Parenting Law Having a Positive Effect on Domestic Violence
• Videos:
  • Evidence Supports Presumption of Shared Parenting
  • False Allegations in Family Courts
• Press Release:
  • February 16, 2024: UN Meeting on ‘Importance of the Family’ Highlights Essential Role of Fathers

Strategies and Solutions:

• • Participate in International Shared Parenting Day, which is held each year on April 26.
  • Video: Adopting Model Legislation for Equal Shared Parenting
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group: Better Outcomes for the Children of Separating Parents