the child has no one to look up to

they usually dont have anyone to look up to.. so yea i agree with taz+

they have no role model or less of one

you also are left without little or no athority

can't the other parent be a role model? Extended family member?

the child will have no male role model

i think when they have an absent father they have noone to look up to to play ball with, it's not good to not have a father its very impor.

tant to have a father

the child only is allowed by the mom of what it can and cant do

well, it depends on the kid"s mind-set, if that makes sense. they can either make the best or the worst out of the situation.

yes, that's true...telemachus has penelope...how do you think he felt watching his mom be tormented by all those other guys??

the child feels as if they are unloved, they also feel that it is their fault that their father isn't there. Maybe their father did want

them anymore, so he left

yhey are curious of who the father of his soul is. It is like losing a half of the kid and they are trying to find the missin piece.

wow...telemachus is

not so different from lots of kids who have a father who's not around...he is incredulous (disbelieving,right?) that his dad

is actually back. Can he trust him? would you trust him?

what happens to a child when they have an absent father is they dont have tht special father daughter/son relationship between them and

they dont get to do those special activities together

when a father is absent a child loses that feeling of a father being around. he is left without the knowledge that a mother may not know

parents are like a team they teach there kids what the other one cant

kids have no respect of authority. without the main source of discipline they cant respond to authority and blow them off

father is someone to look up to, follow and respect without one the kid becomes lost and doesnt learn what he could about life

when a childs father is absent then the child has no one to look up to

they might not show respect to any elders because their mom would be working and have no time to disaplin there kid/kids.

kids that dont grow up with a father are manily lost because they dont have the love of a father.

they have to lerane things on there own. things a mother cant do.

the child doesnt remember who the parent really is and they would want to find out

they do not know what a father figure is like. they sometimes become rebllious and need a little reform in their life

i think that kids need a dad in their life. they are always there to help and can beat people up when needed . i also think that for boys

its important just cuz every boy wants to have father son time

when a child does not have his father with him through his childhood he loses the knowledge and wonderful feeling of having a father.

The mother can only teach so much, a father is very important for a child to have someone to give them some tough love.

I think a child needs a father to play catch or pass a soccer ball back an fourth and take them to their first baseball game.

The child does have an idol, a person to keep in him/her in line. The child may become insubordanent and a brat.

The Child takes the responsibility that the father had.

i think if someone has no father they turn more feminan and will hve no role model

same bradley!!!! You will turn Feminan and you will also turn... ..... and youwont have a role model

They would have no male role model and I believe it's not the quantity it's the quality of people's love

And I can't tell the different in people without a father's additude

compared to people with fathers

you have no one to guide you and no one to tell you what is right.

When a child grows up without a father-figure, they lose their guide through life.

if there is no father the mother will have to take dominance and provide for the family

in most instances,, children without fathers may feel neglected because their mothers can't spend time with them.

i think these are all valid points...it's hard for a kid to not have both parents, but it's pretty common, right?

plus, kids are pretty resilient..do you think Tel.will forgive O for not being around? would you?

extremely common these days

I've always had my dad around so this is only my assumption of the situation

it could be different for any person for some kids it may not effect them because they were never close to their dad

for other kids it could be very difficult not having their dad around but it also depends on why they arent around

not having a father can mess up a kids future because they might not know how to react around adult men figures

There is no one to look up to that basically takes charge of things so you wont really know what will happen is those situations sometimes i

f you never saw anyone as you were gowing up do that

When a child has an absent father they may lose some sort of figure that would help guide them, but in other cases it could be a good thing.

how so, mikalia?

sure, if you can't print it out.

a kids misses out on guidence and also just some one to relate to or to mess around with