Father absence in the home is on the rise. Research shows that it has become a problem in many societies. Although information is limited or even non-existent when it comes to the Caribbean, there is knowledge that the problem exists within the Caribbean, but the extent to which it occurs, and has an impact on the lives of children found within such a situation remains unknown. It is against this background that one has chosen to embark on research in this area of increasing concern. Father absence, when defined, refers to a situation where “a child has lived for part or all of [his or her] childhood in a house without [his/her] biological father” (BoothLab, 2013). Some researches choose to include in this category fathers who are absent because of death. Others choose to exclude such fathers, because they think that it is unfair to judge them, because no one really knows whether or not they would have stayed in their children’s lives had they remained alive. Similarly, some researchers also state that the definition of father absence does not stretch to include children who have had no contact with their fathers or who does not have a good relationship with them (BoothLab, 2013). For the purposes of this study, the definition of father absence in the home has been stretched to include a number of pertinent reasons why fathers are not present in the home. These reasons include, but are not limited to death, father’s unawareness of the existence of the child, divorce, and neglect. In the United States, extensive study has been conducted on father absence in the home and the impact, both positive and negative, that such an occurrence has on children who have grown up in such a household. Research reports that in the United States, over twenty-four (24) million children live apart from their biological fathers (National Fatherhood Initiative, 2010). That