Source: Madhavan, S. and K. Roy (2012). Securing fatherhood through kin work: A comparison of Black low-income fathers and families in South Africa and the United States. Journal of Family Issues, 33 (6), 801-822. Introduction Previous research has highlighted the role of kin in supporting fathering practices in communities experiencing social and economic difficulties. Such research … Read more
Did you know that children with an involved father tend to have higher self-esteem, greater achievement in school, fewer behavioural problems and greater ambitions? And their fathers are generally happier, lead fuller lives, and become better leaders and managers even outside the home. In this easy read, Michael Grose addresses many of the challenges and benefits of … Read more
The following is an abstract of Men’s Transition to Fatherhood: First-time Fathers’ Experiences with Fathering, Marriage and Work-life Issues (2010) by Adrian Lim Peng Ann. The study was presented at Fatherhood in 21st Century Asia: Research, Interventions, and Policies Conference -Asia’s first research conference on fatherhood, jointly organised by Asia Research Institute, Dads for Life, Family Research … Read more
Dr. Ken R. Canfield, founder of the National Center of Fathering (US), will be speaking at the Dads for Life Conference, at Suntec City Convention Centre on 27 May 2011. Ten thousand voices went into his book, The Seven Secrets of Effective Fathers, which has won various awards. What then, are these sought-after secrets? The … Read more
Source: Doherty, W. & Craft, S. (2011). Single mothers raising children with ‘‘male-positive’’ attitudes. Family Process, 50(1), 63-76 Introduction Many children now grow up in the increasingly common scenario of a father’s absence or reduced presence following their parents’ breakup. Among the challenges facing single mothers, who often assume care and custody of the child, a … Read more
Social Fathers & Biological Fathers The limited research on the role of “social fathers” – men who are not the child’s biological father but play some kind of paternal role – has found that their active involvement can benefit children, especially where biological fathers are absent. For this reason, much of the research on “social … Read more
How Active Fathering Impacts Child Development Nearly 30 years ago, leading child psychologist Michael E. Lamb reminded us that fathers are the “forgotten contributors to child development.” Since then, much work has been done to explore the ways fathers uniquely contribute to the healthy development of their children. Scholars now know that boys and girls … Read more
I WAS watching one of those fun weekend adult-versus-youth football games when I noticed a skinny, lanky kid struggling on the pitch to keep up with the speed, agility and skill level of his teammates which included my two sons. Not surprisingly, the teenager was replaced after about 15 minutes and he stood at the … Read more
The Council of Dads –My Daughters, My Illness and the Men Who Could Be Me A Circle of Friends This is not merely a book about dads. It is about living -a father cherishing every minute with his two-year-old twin daughters- in a year that sees him battling an aggressive illness. He refers to it … Read more
A Holistic Approach There are many books that discuss the notorious ‘Terrible-Two’ phases which young children may go through, however, not many target children in a specific age-group, much less examine the on-goings in consecutive 3-month periods of growth. In Fathering Your Toddler – A Dad’s Guide to the Second and Third Years, American author … Read more