Center for Dispute Solutions, Inc. (CDSI)

POSITIVE OUT COMES WHEN BOTH PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES:

• Higher grades, fewer absences from school, more likely to attend college, thereby directly impacting earning potential.

• Reduced contact with the juvenile justice system.

• Delay in initial sexual activity.

• Greater problem-solving competence and stress tolerance.

• Greater empathy, moral sensitivity and reduced gender stereotyping.