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Journal Article This article discusses the parenting challenges faced by chemically dependent men in establishing and repairing relationships with their children. The challenges include coping with father hunger from their own abandonment, father wounds from prior child abuse, limited role models, and male depression. Suggestions that mental health professionals can use to help men in recovery build and repair relationships with their children are provided. 20 references.
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Journal Article Project Fatherhood is highlighted, a project designed to support child development by increasing the positive involvement of fathers in parenting their children. The three components of the Project Fatherhood model are described: the Men in Relationships Group (MIRG), the Children's Group, and vocational support. Strategies that are used to build support for Project Fatherhood are also explained. 4 references.
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Journal Article This article opens a window into the first eight months of therapeutic work with two very different families as the men struggle to adapt to their new role of primary caregiver. Written from the therapist's viewpoint, the article highlights the interplay between the psycho -dynamic work and concrete, case management tasks during a period of crisis. These complementary interventions have supported the families as they acknowledge the death of a mother, manage emotional and concrete needs, and move towards developing a new family structure. The cases are presented as they have evolved through…
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Journal Article This article discusses what is known about the psychological experiences of fathers caring for an HIV-infected child and the strengths and limitations of telephone support groups in providing assistance for such fathers. Findings from a telephone support group conducted in 1996 for non-HIV-infected fathers of HIV-infected children are shared and indicate participants felt the group increased not only their feeling of social support, but their knowledge of sources of concrete support. Fathers reported that the most positive aspects of the group were the common bond they all shared and the…
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Journal Article This brief discusses how lawyers and judges can help fathers play a meaningful role in their children's lives. It reviews common barriers to child welfare system involvement and help-seeking by men and offers strategies to address them. Practice tips are provided for addressing individual, institutional, and professional barriers. Tips include: recognize the father's life circumstances, perform outreach, and remove practical barriers; explain your role in the child welfare system and who you represent; use the strengths of traditional masculinity, while addressing self-defeating beliefs about…
This book is for young couples becoming a family, either pregnant or with a new baby. It meets you where you are -- ready or not, and married or unmarried -- and helps you to be your very best. The love you bring your baby can help your baby grow and thrive. As two parents, working together, you have twice as much to give. And there are lots of good ways to get free or low cost help.
With three major sections -- on parenting, couples issues, and financial issues -- it offers a wealth of needed information and resources. For agencies, the book is an efficient and affordable way to…
This volume highlights 7 simple steps that parents can take, which could help themselves and their children adjust more appropriately to the trauma and the pain that often follow divorce. It is written by Psychotherapist and Parenting Educator, Dr. Percy Ricketts, and in plain, simple language that parents will find enjoyable, informative and easy to read. (Author abstract)
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The first three years of life are critical in a child's physical, emotional, and intellectual development. Military life presents some unique parenting challenges that civilian families may not face, such as frequent deployments, long duty hours, moves to unfamiliar locations, and separation from extended families and friends. The New Parent Support Program was developed to help military families with young children to adapt to parenthood and to thrive as healthy families no matter where their service may take them. (Author abstract)
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Journal Article The effects of father absence on children have been well documented in research and range from increased risk of poverty, to increased risk of incarceration (Anderson et al. Family Relations 51(2):148-155, 2002). This study presents a longitudinal evaluation of young fathers involvement with their children conducted within the scope of a teen parenting program in Arlington County, Virginia. The respondents in the study are young, mainly Hispanic fathers who come from lower socio-economic groups. The theoretical foundation for the parenting program was derived from Prochaska's Transtheoretical…
Being a dad isn't something you are; it's something you do. This mantra is at the heart of noted educator John Badalament's approach to teaching men how become better fathers. The Modern Dad's Handbook presents commonsense, hands-on advice and exercises to help fathers meet the difficulties of today's family and work life -- challenges that previous generations never faced. Built around four essential practices, the book gives fathers the tools they need to sort through their own father's legacy, keep lines of communication open with their kids, nurture a healthy relationship with their…
