Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
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Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#12Great article, but our societal approach to minority folks is not oriented towards individual mentorship unfortunately. Self-reliance is not considered a meaningful goal - it's so much more convenient to herd them towards ethnically-focused non-profits and "community organizers" funded by government or by politically-minded foundations; mold them into people who will always be dependent on the government for somethin…
Sorry, there is no evidence for this at all. The community organizations that you speak of are trying to provide assistance as well. One can be self-reliant and also participate in their community.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#13Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#14Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
It is, quite seriously, heartening, as a father, to know that just 1) being there at all, and 2) trying with some amount of thoughtfulness not to screw up your kids, puts you well into the top half of fathers, by quality. You can still mess up constantly, and pretty badly, but remain better than average.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#15Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#16Probably applies to all children, not just those with specific genetic attributes.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#17Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
The article does not mention whether or not the subject's father was present in his life. Why did you leap straight to that?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104793/
It's not easy to link to on this page (unless someone can help me out), but there's interesting data about fathers being present in the lives of their children and its impact.
The beige/tan chart about 35% of the way down is what I'm referring to.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#18Or, you know, fathers. Half of success in fatherhood comes from simply showing up. Absentee fathers contribute to the generational erosion of the family fabric that is almost impossible to undo.
“Fathers” full stop is an argument that agrees with what can be true in our reality.
It’s almost as if things we know to be true are often just noises our motor functions generate, and may in fact, upon reflection, be belief not rooted in truth.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#19Probably applies to all children, not just those with specific genetic attributes.
Re: Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors (2018)
#20Probably applies to all children, not just those with specific genetic attributes.