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Father absence crisis

An American study by the National Fatherhood Initiative polled 'Moms' on their attitudes to fathering.

Some of the top findings include:

• 93% of moms believe there is a father absence crisis.
• Most moms think dad is replaceable.
• Married and cohabiting moms were happier with dads' performance than moms not living with dad.
• Dads of young children got better marks than dads of teens.
• Closeness to children and work-family balance were the biggest predictors of mom's satisfaction with dad (after living arrangement).
• Most moms said they could do a better job of work-family balance if dad provided more help.
• Moms said that "work responsibilities" were the biggest obstacle to dad's success in fathering.
• Nonresident dads think they're doing a better job than the moms who co-parent with them think they are.
• New romantic relationship for dads equals less happy moms.

Read more from the poll here