What to say to a "baby daddy"?

I think that the two parents have to accept the fact that they're both responsible for bringing a child into the world and that their number one priority from that point has to be the welfare of that child and bring it up to the best of their ability. They shouldn't let issues with their relationship get in the way of being good parents to the child, and it is important that the child doesn't grow up thinking that it is getting in the way of things, or that it is responsible for the falling out of its parents for the whole of its life.

In the UK, the father is held responsible for their child - the mother simply states who the father is to the CSA (or whatever it's called now) and assuming it checks out, he's responsible. He'll be expected to support the mother and, if he doesn't pay a certain amount every month defined by law, he faces court rulings and stuff. Of course, the emotional side isn't covered by that at all but at least it forces some kind of responsibility on them.

You can try to get them to give the mother some money, to see the baby and be there for the baby but you can't make him Want to be a good father , nor make him love the baby. That has to come from within. Gone are the days where the couple Had to get married. And gone are the days where a man was ashamed if he couldn't support his child.

I being a teenager have seen this kind of thing simply by being at school and I personally think (and would do if it was me) the girl should be able to step up and tell the father he needs to either be part of the childs life physically or he needs to not be apart of thier life so they dont have to suffer emotional pain of losing thier dad but they would have to help pay for the childs expenses because they were still involved with making the baby

Unfortunately in this society it is almost impossible to drill anything into anyone's head :/ But the girls could demand for child support. Sometimes this makes a guy realize he needs to be there for his baby. And if it doesn't, at least the girl is getting some money to help support the baby.