Let fathers be
Regarding Monday's Page One article "New school year brings new class: parenting": The problem is children having children — girls who have babies and boys who do not provide child support. The treatment for the problem is education. The prevention for the problem is to keep dads in the lives of their children.
How many studies does it take to get the word out? Adolescents reared in homes without fathers are significantly more likely to engage in premarital sex. Children need both parents.
It is time for courts to quit removing dads from the lives of their children in custody cases. We can throw money at parenting classes. We can throw money at child support enforcement. But until we allow dads to father their children, it is money wasted.
DON MATHIS
Sherman
Published by Houston Chronicle January 16, 2008, 10:13PM
Original location: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5461621.html
