Research shows that when fathers are involved in their children’s lives, children do better across nearly every measure of wellbeing, from cognitive development and educational achievement to self-esteem and pro-social behavior.1 For example, children who grow up with involved fathers are two times as likely to go to college or find stable employment after high school, 75% less likely to have a teen birth, and 80% less likely to spend time in jail.2 The absence of dads during the prenatal period and at the birth may also have a significant impact on maternal stress and
