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Journal Article The article presents a study conducted in the United States that examines variation in the effects of nonresident father involvement on child well being. The data for this analysis was taken from the child supplement to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). In addition to annual interviews with the respondents, data on the children of the NLSY women were collected in 1986 and 1988. The study focuses on children who we living in households with their mothers and had a father living elsewhere in 1988. The children who were assessed tend to be born to younger mothers, and this is…
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Journal Article Six fathers and four spouses were interviewed for this qualitative study to determine whether contemporary fathers are more involved with their children than previous generations. The questions addressed role expectations, role attitudes, role involvement, and role satisfaction. The men reported positive changes in their personalities resulting from their fatherhood status and indicated their intention to be more involved and emotionally available than their own fathers. However, rates of caregiving were inconsistent with their reported levels of engagement. Three of the fathers noted that…
This text is designed to assist fathers in becoming better parents in 30 days. It includes 30 daily entries that each begin with a spiritual passage from the Bible, followed by an essay on fatherhood, a letter of blessing from a father to a son, a prayer, and reflective questions for journaling. The essays address numerous topics, including overcoming deficiencies, giving undeserved love, nurturing faith in children, the spousal relationship, and controlling anger.
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Journal Article This article explores young adults' perceptions of parenting behaviors, specifically with regard to the issue of how perceptions may be affected by gender of parent, child, or observer. Ratings of psychologically (emotionally), physically, and sexually abusive behaviors and ratings of love-support, promotion of independence, and positive modeling-fairness were obtained for mothers and fathers as well as daughters and sons. When the father was the referent, female subjects rated the behaviors as more emotionally, physically, and sexually abusive than male subjects did. When the mother was the…
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This curriculum was designed by a California youth correctional agency to help young fathers in custody become more effective parents. The agency estimates that 20 percent of young men ages 13-25 in its custody are fathers and still more are father figures to children in their extended family. The curriculum was designed to be culturally sensitive and adaptable to the experience level of each class. Topics include: roles and responsibilities of parenting, communication, domestic violence, child development, discipline, health issues, parental drug use, nutrition, cleanliness, safety, impact…
In 1991, P/PV designed the Young Unwed Fathers Pilot Project to see if young, economically disadvantaged fathers would enter a program that provided job training, education, counseling and parenting services for up to 18 months, and if participation would lead to an increased capacity to support their children, both financially and developmentally. This report presents a detailed look at selected aspects of the lives of the young fathers before and during program participation, including their attitudes and relationships with the mothers of their children. It also evaluates employment and…
