What We Get Wrong About Fathers Who Don’t Live With Their Kids (opens in new tab)

Popular culture tends to stigmatize fathers who don’t live with their children. From reality television to TikTok shaming, nonresident fathers are often thought to be absent from their children’s lives: “deadbeat dads.” The reality is quite different. As a researcher who studies nonresident fathers, as we call fathers who don’t currently live with their minor children, I’ve seen first hand the value of their engagement in children’s lives and the importance they place on their parental role. ...