UK fathers urged to be more involved

by Jonathon Morgan (Subscribe to Jonathon Morgan's posts) Feb 27th 2007 3:02PM

In light of recent research indicating that absent or disengaged fathers are a significant part of the reason boys fail in school, the UK is hoping that fathers-only parent evenings at schools will get dads more involved.

Especially when parents are separated, fathers are less-likely to attend co-parent functions, or wind up spending the evening arguing with their former partner. Additionally, because many unsupportive dads had a bad experience when they were in school, they find it difficult as adults to embrace the value of education.

But the new measures are no slight on absentee fathers -- quite the opposite, in fact. In an upcoming speech, Alan Johnson, the UK's education secretary, plans to say that fathers "are not optional extras in the family unit - and should not be regarded as such, not in the workplace, the home or the courts".

What do you think? Would a dads-only night get more fathers involved in the child's education?

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Ed 2-27-2007 @ 4:49PM

True that! Fathers need to be involved in their child's life. In some ways, they are more methodical and logical, so they will figure out how something works.

That's the premise of my blog, Daddy Magic.
http://daddymagic.blogspot.com/

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