Why are we subsidizing single parentage?-----Reducing youth aggression isn’t as easy as “Kumbaya”

Reducing youth aggression isn’t as easy as “Kumbaya” | Intellectual Takeout
"As crime rates continue to rise in many cities, the media continues to debate how to curb violent behavior before it starts.
A Wednesday column entitled “Parenting with Pete” in a New Jersey newspaper exemplifies a typical response.
“Stopping violence needs to begin long before a teenager or adult picks up a gun and decides to shoot another human being,” writes Peter Herbst. 
Herbst argues that we should “commit to reducing the violence in our own lives and promote peace and compassion instead,” and makes a number of suggestions: 
“Don’t gift violent computer games”; “Learn, practice and teach conflict resolution skills”; “Express love for your children with hugs, kisses and nurturing words”; “Empathize with the suffering of other people.”
Fine suggestions, all, but research suggests that the “nurturing words” promoted by media are a band-aid for a problem that runs much deeper.
Psychologists worry about aggressive children—and with good reason.
In a recent study, researchers at Towson University in Maryland explained the urgent need for a deeper understanding of the problem:
“Aggressive children who bully peers and make trouble for teachers and neighbors are more likely than other children are to have difficulties both as a child and as an adult. They are more likely to have problems with academic work and peer relationships and display antisocial behavior, juvenile delinquency, conduct disorders, and drug abuse during adolescence. As adults, aggressive children are more likely to suffer substance abuse, alcoholism, accidents, unemployment, divorce, and physical and psychiatric illness, commit delinquent and violent behavior, and require more social and remedial services.”
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If Americans want to subdue the inner-city aggression that has sent far too many young people to prison and early graves, it may take more than teaching students the words of “Kumbaya.”
It may take preachers, teachers, parents, and civic leaders affirming wedlock as a cherished part of urban culture.