When a person thinks of the future and where they see themselves in the next ten, maybe even fifteen years, they might see themselves with a family of their own. They could be happily married and may even have a child or two. However, will their marriage last? Divorce rates in the United States have been increasing throughout the years. Perhaps the parents had married too early and they do have the same feelings they had when they decided to take the vow together or they had gotten into a major fight thus resulting in them never making up. As the parents sign the divorce papers and finally break off the sacred relationship, perhaps the mother receives the custody of the child. Even though the mother may be happy, how should the child feel? …show more content…
"Examining the Reasons Black Male Youths Give for Committing Crime with Reference to Inner City Areas of London." 2013, web.a.ebscohost.com. Accessed 7 Feb. 2018.
Allen, Sarah, and Daly, Kerry. “The Effects of Father Involvement: An Updated Research
Summary of the Evidence”. Centre for Families, Work & Well-Being, University of
Guelph, May 2007, web.a.ebscohost.com. Accessed 2 February 2018.
Bocknek, Erika London, et al. “Stability of biological father presence as a proxy for family stability: cross-racial associations with the longitudinal development of emotion regulation in toddlerhood”. Vol. 35, 309-321. 2014, /web.a.ebscohost.com
Accessed 8 February 2018.
Lamb, Michael E. The Role of the Father in Child Development. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
Luo, J., et al. “The Influence of the Absence of Fathers and the Timing of Separation on Anxiety and Self-esteem of Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Survey”. Blackwell, 9 July 2011, web.a.ebscohost.com. Accessed 6 February 2018.
Rosenberg, Jeffrey, and Wilcox, W. Bradford. “The Importance of Father in the Healthy
Development of Children”. 2006. Accessed 12 February 2018.
Wilcox, W. Bradford. “The Distinct, Positive Impact of a Good Dad”. The Atlantic, 14 Jun 2013.
Accessed 16 February