Brief
What makes for a good teen fatherhood program? The timing of fatherhood is a powerful organizer of the paternal role. Early entry into fatherhood is a non-normative event and often accelerates role transitions. Even before they become fathers, teen fathers are a particularly vulnerable group of males whose family backgrounds and life-stressors tend to differ from older men and men who do not become fathers during adolescence. For many years, teen fathers were either overlooked or blamed for their role in teen pregnancy. However, interest in designing programs to reduce teen pregnancy, and…
NRFC Quick Statistics and Research Reviews, Brief
This research brief covers the different stages of child development and highlights the impact resident fathers have on each stage of child development. This brief stresses the importance of positive father to child interactions. Resident fathers who demonstrate more sensitivity toward their children are shown to have a positive impact on the cognitive development of infants & toddlers (0-2) and early childhood (2-6) stages of development. This brief also discusses how resident fathers’ positive emotional involvement correlates to healthy socioemotional development in middle childhood…
NRFC Quick Statistics and Research Reviews, Brief
This research brief covers the different stages of child development and highlights the impact non-resident fathers have on each stage of child development. This brief shows the correlation between a father’s regular presence in a child’s life and healthy cognitive development in infants & toddlers (0-2) and early childhood (2-6). Social development and academic performance are shown to be negatively impacted by the lack of fatherhood involvement in the older childhood development stages of middle childhood (7-10), early adolescence (11-14), and late adolescence (15-18). Regular and…
This InfoSheet presents research findings from the 2006 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study, What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies' Efforts to Identify, Locate, and Involve Nonresident Fathers, which was conducted by the Urban Institute with the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Based on this research, it offers ways in which caseworkers can locate and work with fathers to get them involved with their children.
Until recently, the situation and capabilities ofunmarried parents, and unmarried fathers inparticular, were not well known. This infosheet presents findings from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, which helps to fill the gap in reliable data available to guide policies and practice relating to unmarried parents.
Many fathers are not aware of it, but playing with kids is very important. It teaches kids many things and has a vital impact on their development. According to research, children who have healthy, fun play with their dads strengthen the following traits: independence, self-control and self-discipline, self-esteem and emotional well-beiing, educational outcomes, socialization, and following reasonable rules. (Author abstract modified)
This information sheet provides advice on teaching children how to handle failures so they are not defeated by them but learn from them . It also contains a list of topics for further discussion as well as recommendations for books and movies.
NRFC Quick Statistics and Research Reviews, Brief
This fact sheet provides statistics from various years on the living arrangements of children by nativity of parents, parents' current labor force participation, poverty status, and age of child. Also included are statistics on the percent of children in father absent families by race, percent of children living with single parents by race/ethnicity and percent of children living with single parents by presence of cohabiting partners, family living arrangements by race, single parent family groups with own children under 18 by age of parent, and living arrangements of children by fathers'…
This brief provides information on child support for fathers who have custody of their children. It begins by reviewing the definitions of physical and legal custody, and discussing the importance and implications of child support for fathers, for children, and for fathers' partners. Tables are then given that illustrate child support trends for custodial parents between 1993 and 2003 for both custodial mothers and custodial fathers. Data indicates: the percentage of custodial mothers who had child support agreements or awards increased from 59.8% in 1993 to 64.2% in 2003, while the…
This policy brief reviews research findings on the impact economic stability and employment have on father involvement. Research results are provided that address the negative effects of unemployment, job insecurity, and economic instability on men's well-being; the impact of employment status and economic stability on resident father and nonresident father involvement; job characteristics that impact father involvement; and direct and indirect effects of father unemployment and economic insecurity on children. Charts show overall trends in unemployment among men, and differences in father…
