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From: Los Angeles Times

Fatherhood can be the birth of positive change

Los Angeles Times:

Ten tiny fingers and 10 tiny toes may be enough to change men’s lives in ways they never thought possible. A recent study found that some men dropped their delinquent ways when they went from “hood” to fatherhood.

The research, conducted by scientists in Oregon and Texas, tracked 206 males from a medium-size metropolitan city in the Pacific Northwest. Participants were recruited at age 12 and assessed annually over 19 years, until age 31.

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