Happy Fathers Day! Why are fathers important?

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Hoping all you dads have a great Fathers Day!

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Links to referenced material and other resources:
National Fatherhood Initiative: www.fatherhood.org

Child and Family Research Partnership: https://childandfamilyresearch.utexas.edu/

The Importance of Fathers - Is Father's Day real?: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-long-reach-childhood/201106/the-importance-fathers

The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children by Jeffrey Rosenberg and W. Bradford Wilcox: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/fatherhood.pdf#page=1&view=The%20Importance%20of%20Fathers%20in%20the%20Healthy%20Development%20of%20Children

THE IMPORTANCE OF A FATHER IN A CHILD’S LIFE: https://www.pediatricsoffranklin.com/resources-and-education/pediatric-care/the-importance-of-a-father-in-a-childs-life/#:~:text=Children%20want%20to%20make%20their,well%2Dbeing%20and%20self%20confidence.

The Father Absence Crisis in America: Infographic https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/135704/file-396018955-pdf/RyanNFIFatherAbsenceInfoGraphic051614.pdf

DADS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!: Infographic https://childandfamilyresearch.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/TXFS17_Poster1.pdf

The Science of Dad and the ‘Father Effect’: https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/science-benefits-of-fatherhood-dads-father-effect/