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The Most Underrated Advantage In A Child’s Life? A Good Dad

Family privilege is real: children who grow up in intact families with their biological father and mother face fewer struggles and are far more likely to succeed in life.

By Lisa Britton3 min read
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In a society that’s laser-focused on issues of equality and striving for equal outcomes, many influential academics and activists are suggesting that this “family privilege” isn’t fair, so we must reimagine the family for “progress”. But — progress to what? Everyone equally struggling? Equal negative outcomes? “Reimagining” the idea of the family basically means “bye-bye, dads!” Data and research are available to prove that the intact family enjoys the best outcomes, so shouldn’t we, while acknowledging that everyone can make their own choices, promote to our young people the fact that an intact family is the most successful path they can take?