Fathering articles from January 2004

Fathering archives from January 2004

Guest editorial.
January 1, 2004... The Nurturing Fatherhood: Improving Data and Research on Male Fertility, Family Formation, and Fatherhood (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1998), a summary of the 1996 to 1997 Fatherhood Initiative, recommended a...

Low-income fathers' involvement in their toddlers' lives: biological fathers from the Early Head Start research and evaluation study.
January 1, 2004... In this article, we use data on biological fathers (n = 597) and mothers (N = 1,550) from 12 sites of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHS study) to examine the type and frequency of father involvement. We use a three-part...

From sports fans to nurturers: an Early Head Start program's evolution toward father involvement.
January 1, 2004... This article is based on an in-depth qualitative study of efforts by an Early Head Start program to include fathers in program activities with the aim of supporting and strengthening their involvement in their children's lives. Since this...

Preferences and perceptions about getting support expressed by low-income fathers.
January 1, 2004... This report examines the perspectives of fathers of low-income children about their needs and resources for support to help them with their parenting responsibilities. The data are taken from open-ended, qualitative interviews of 575 men as...

Playing with daddy: social toy play, Early Head Start, and developmental outcomes.
January 1, 2004... Research on fathers in Early Head Start (EHS) has provided an opportunity to study fathers from low-income families. We examined father-toddler social toy play in relation to EHS enrollment, fathers' psychosocial well-being, and children's...