Nearly every problem facing our great country today can be linked to the shortage of Dads. I spent most of my years growing up without a father.
Promote policies that help every child to either have a great dad or have a father figure involved in their life in some capacity. Policies that promote the involvement of Dads in our culture are severely needed.
Fathers mean less poverty, less crime, and less overall hardship. Fathers are paramount in helping kids grow up to stand on solid ground. Thank you.
A high school awareness course that teaches young people about the value and importance of taking responsibility for their children.
In my policy about maternal/fetal healthcare rights and abortion, I mentioned this idea:
Require high schools to offer an awareness class regarding: abortion; adoption; fetal & child development; resources/options available to low-income families; parenting skills & perspectives; primary attachment theory; physical/psychological risks/experiences of pregnancy & abortion; causes/examples/harms of: toxic stress, absent fatherhood, all forms of abuse, coercion & exploitation; biological sex differences between men & women; perspectives/experiences/parenting strategies of parents/children involving various learning & developmental disabilities.
If there was more awareness about the above things, young people would be less willing to pursue risky sexual behaviors, would be more likely to limit their partners, treat the other with respect and would also feel more confident to be parents when that time comes. A lot of people are scared of babies and are given the impression that it’s the hardest job in the world (it’s not). Or they want to counter-parent and not respect the baby’s routine. Understanding the harms of irresponsibility, as well as the benefits of taking responsibility, would go really far to helping to ensure that children have quality relationships with both of their BIOLOGICAL parents.