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Effective Fathers |
| Section: LIFE / FAMILY |
| Author: Ken R. Canfield |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 6/1/1995 |
| Size: 1,655 Words, 10,440 Characters |
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Fathers win when they actively father. There is a deep sense of satisfaction that pervades a father's life when he becomes an involved dad. Vice President Al Gore spoke to this point recently when he said, "There is nothing more noble than to see a father succeed." Bravo! I couldn't agree more.
As a researcher over the past seven years, I have tapped into the experiences of some seven thousand fathers across the nation. These dads come from a range of experiences: fathers in prison, fathers in the military, stepfathers, divorced dads, inner-city fathers, suburban fathers, and fathers from different ethnic backgrounds. Each group faces some unique challenges.
Still, in order to systematize and understand the role of fathers as such, a survey inventory was developed, and the different da...
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... issue of living exemplary lives when summing up discussions he has had with groups of dads in his book Fatherless America:
"All the pieces of the puzzle fit together, adding up to one man: the good father. Their ideals are public as well as private. For this reason a good father is not simply a man who performs certain tasks for his children. He is a man who lives a certain kind of life."
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