Fatherhood

Fathers' Mental Disorders Pass On To Their Children
by eNotAlone.com
Fathers who have psychiatric or behavioral disorders are more likely to pass them on to their kids, and, in particular, to their sons, says Dr. Paul Ramchandani of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Late Fatherhood Affects Children's IQ
by eNotAlone.com
Scientists from Australia do not recommend men to delay their fatherhood as, according to their new study, kids of older fathers have low IQs and do not perform well in intelligence tests during infancy and childhood.

Introduction, Part 1
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
by Meg Meeker, M.D.
In September 1979, my father spoke a single sentence that changed my life. I had graduated from Mt. Holyoke College earlier in the year and had been rejected from several medical schools, so I was living at home pondering Plan B.

Do You Know Where You Are?
Dinner with Dad: How I Found My Way Back to the Family Table
by Cameron Stracher
Fired with love and humor and peppered with engaging social and cultural history, Dinner with Dad is a four-star, five-course celebration of family life. Millions of overextended parents will relate to and relish Cameron's journey as he discovers

Evening Round-Up
by William Crosbie Hunter
Dear little Mary Elizabeth and Nancy Lou and dear little girls everywhere who read these lines: here is a message and a wish from daddy's heart. I want you to be golden girls, girls who love home and children; girls who love simple things, natural things

Daddy's Little Girl
The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship
by Joe Kelly
Fathers know that doing things with their daughters is important. Shared activities build trust and self-esteem, show how much dads care, and allow everyone to cut loose and have fun. But even fathers who can beat the generation and gender gaps

The Family and it's Members
by Anna Garlin Spencer
When the human male did learn that he was a father, as his mate was a mother, it seems to have mentally intoxicated him, and led the way to many social vagaries. The grotesque comedy of the couvade, which proved a tragedy so often for the poor mother

Religious Education in the Family
by Henry F. Cope
The father owes it to his family to give himself at his best, that is, as far as possible, when his vitality is freshest and his powers keenest to answer to the young life about him. He owes it to his family to conserve for it the time to think

Fun with everyday objects
Be the Coolest Dad on the Block: All of the Tricks, Games, Puzzles and Jokes You Need to Impress Your Kids (and keep them entertained for years to come!)
by Simon Rose, Steve Caplin
An all-encompassing guide to entertaining, amazing, and possibly even educating children, Be the Coolest Dad on the Block provides the perfect excuse to stand on a balloon, play with grated cheese in the microwave, and unroll an entire roll of toilet

Small Moments
Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
by Tim Russert
What does it really mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are?

Working Dads Can Build A Strong Bond, Too
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
Children, even babies and toddlers, understand when people are helping them with what they need. If they need a diaper changed, they begin to associate the person who changed that diaper to someone who is meeting one of their needs.

Have You Loved Your Child Enough Today?
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
One of the issues I frequently see with fathers and their children is the difference between knowing and showing. My kids know I love them, fathers often tell me, I don't need to tell them or show them all the time.

Fathers Are Not Like Mothers ...: But Together They Make A Great Team
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
There have been many studies that have examined the difference in parenting styles between mothers and fathers. The fact is mothers and fathers tend to have more similarities than differences when it comes to parenting their children.

Father Knows Compassion? You Bet!
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
Many parents want to have compassionate children, kids who have the ability to care for others, to listen to other people and help them feel better. We teach them about manners, we teach them how to share.

Education Can Break Damaging Father Stereotypes
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
Probably the most damaging aspect of father stereotypes that depict them as bumbling or unnecessary is that it reinforces itself. Fathers do have a tremendous impact on their children. But these stereotypes, societal expectations, often make fathers feel

Don't believe the hype!: Good fathers make the difference
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
It is a myth. Don't believe it. Don't buy into it, fellow fathers. It is just not true. Mothers are not, by nature, better parents than fathers. In fact, good fathers are just as important as good mothers to the well-being of their children

Daddy's Little Girl and Preventing Teen Pregnancy
by Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT
The research on the importance of fathers grows every day; the role we play in helping our children develop social skills, better test grades, and future career success. But I want to take a moment to talk about the special impact fathers have

Fatherhood Programs
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
Nationally and locally, there are numerous fatherhood programs that strive to meet the various needs of the many different fathers and families. These programs fill the gaps left by social service agencies, which have limited funding, suffer from case

Fathers and Case Planning
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
Historically, child protective services (CPS) casework and policies, as well as academic research, typically overlooked the role that fathers played in the dynamics of child abuse and neglect, other than as the alleged offenders.

Child Welfare and Fathers
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
Fathers have, traditionally, not been as involved in child welfare case planning as mothers. Worker bias regarding father involvement appears to be the most widely researched barrier to fathers' participation in child welfare case planning.