This report details the experiences of six two-generation intervention projects in New York City supported by grants from the Foundation for Child Development. The two-generation projects help low-income families gain access to employment-related services for parents, and developmental services such as quality child care and health care for children. Although programs varied, all included voluntary services, used counseling, and had a moderate level of openness to parent input and decision making. Chapter 1 of the report describes recent changes in the welfare system and efforts to develop…
Divorced But Still My Parents is a textbook, workbook and storybook for children ages six through twelve. Based on the grief recovery model, this guide gently encourages boys and girls to understand the feelings caused by the parents' separation, and gives them specific strategies to cope. Parents can read Divorced But Still My Parents along with their children, and support the acceptance of changes in the family structure. Instructors in childrens' groups recommend Divorced But Still My Parents as an invaluable textbook for children. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials Chapter One - Historical Perspective and Introduction. Chapter Two - The Guys. Chapter Three - The Programs. Chapter 4 - Practical Advice and Program Philosophy. Appendix One - Methodology. Appendix Two - Contact Information for Exemplary Programs. Appendix Three - List of Other Male Involvement Programs by State. Appendix Four - Examples of Materials Used by Male Involvement Programs. Appendix Five - References.
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Journal Article This article describes a short-term group intervention with children who witnessed their fathers attempt to murder their mothers. All of the children were aggressive in school and had some degree of speech impairment. During the 12 week session, the children identified their fathers with monsters, specifically Frankenstein. The therapist responded with a description of Frankenstein as a doll with batteries in place of a brain. Children in the group learned that their fathers, like Frankenstein, could not control their behavior. This translation, as well as a focus on safety and acceptance,…
This report provides a broad overview of the extent to which resident (excluding foster) and nonresident fathers are involved in their children's schools and examines the influence their involvement has on how children are doing in school. The report emphasizes fathers' involvement in their children's schools, but information on mothers' involvement is also provided. Throughout the discussion of resident fathers' involvement, a distinction is made between fathers in two-parent families and fathers who are heads of single-parent families. (Author abstract).
Researchers distinguished several types of fathers' involvement at the 1996 National Institutes of Health's Family and Child Well-Being Network's Conference on Father Involvement. One of the most influential series of studies which was frequently referred to at this conference suggested three types of involvement: interaction, availability, and responsibility. In this report, we look at one aspect of fathers involvement - fathers caring for their children during mothers' working hours - and examine which types of fathers are the most likely to take care of their children. It should be noted…
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Journal Article Because the rights afforded to unwed biological fathers are evolving slowly, there are no clear guidelines establishing how courts should decide adoption cases involving fathers' rights. This legal commentary focuses on the origin of recent legislative, judicial, and public support for clarification in this area, particularly the impasse arising when an unwed biological father attempts to block an adoption, and the effects on children of the lack of a uniform standard to determine a father's rights. The historical development of the problem is discussed, focusing specifically on the urgent…
