Celebrating Dads:
Facts about Fatherhood by Pam Molnar
In 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. It took another six years before President Richard Nixon signed it into permanent law.
$12.5 billion:
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70.1 million:
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Estimated amount spent on Father’s Day in 2014, with an average of $114 spent per person on their dad.
The estimated number of fathers in the United States. (National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse)
Percentage of fathers who are the primary grocery shopper in the family – up 10% since 1995.
Percentage of dads think they are more involved with their children than their fathers were.
Percentage of men who get some paid paternity leave today. Paternity leave was unheard of just a generation ago.
The average age of a first-time father.
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Percentage of children in the U.S. who live in households headed by single fathers, compared to 1% in 1960.
Percentage of men reported that they are home primarily as caregivers, an increase from just 5% in 1989. (Pew Research, 2010)
A 2008 Newcastle University study showed that men with many brothers are more likely to have sons and those with several sisters are more likely to have daughters.
FATHER’S DAY AROUND THE WORLD n Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Argentina and the Netherlands celebrate on the third Sunday in June. n Portugal, Belgium and Spain celebrate their fathers on St. Joseph’s Day (March 19). n Australia, New Zealand and Sweden celebrate the first Sunday in September.
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17
DADS IN THE WILD MOST POPULAR GIFTS FOR DAD n Cards n Taking dad on a special outing n Clothes n Gift cards
22 Atlanta Parent June 2018
n Male sea horses get pregnant when their female counterpart deposits her eggs into his brood. The average sea horse has 100-200 babies. n Hardhead catfish males carry their fertilized eggs in their mouth for 60 days. n Male Emperor Penguins keep their eggs balanced on their feet and covered by their belly to protect them from the artic temperatures.
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