A father’s presence in the lives of his children shapes positive behaviour

Father and son talking. [Courtesy]

Two weeks ago, I went to my son’s boarding school for the academic day and was struck by an interesting observation.

Being a teacher, I noticed that more than 90 per cent of the parents who visited were mothers. This situation left me wondering what happened to fathers because, as I noted, this had become ‘normal’. And the fact that this is at primary school level made it worse. These are formative years in which children need parents to help in shaping them.