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What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies’ Efforts to Identify, Locate, and Involve Nonresident Fathers

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Malm K., Murray J. and Geen R.What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies’ Efforts to Identify, Locate and Involve Nonresident Fathers. (Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2006) http://www.urban.org/publications/411316.html . Most foster children are not living with their fathers at the time they are … Read more

New Fathers – Emerging Research from the Father Involvement Research Alliance

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Source: Bader, E. & Doucet, A. (2006). New fathers cluster executive summary.  Father Involvement Community Research Forum, Spring 2006 This article summarises the work of the New Fathers Cluster of the Canadian-based Father Involvement Research Alliance (FIRA). This cluster focuses its research on the period from pregnancy through the first eighteen months of a child’s … Read more

Fathers’ Role in Play: Enhancing Early Language and Literacy of Children with Developmental Delays

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Source : Stockall, N. & Dennis, L. (2012). Fathers’ role in play: Enhancing early language and literacy of children with developmental delays. Early Childhood Education Journal. Published online Oct 2012. Introduction Research suggests that the type of play that males engage in with children is typically more active, with distinct benefits for children. For example, fathers’ … Read more

Parental Awareness and Monitoring of Adolescent Internet Use in Singapore

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Source: Liau, A. K. , Khoo, A. & Ang, P. H. (2008). Parental awareness and monitoring of adolescent internet use. Current Psychology. 27(4). Introduction Research in numerous countries has indicated that large numbers of adolescents use the Internet regularly. Given adolescents’ increasing use of the Internet, there has been much concern about its impact on adolescent … Read more