Cohabitation, Separation, and Fatherhood
This paper investigates the roles of cohabiting fathers, the level of father involvement after a separation between a cohabiting couple, and popular views on cohabitation and marriage.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • May 01, 2002

The Family Lives of Young People
This article examines the family lives of young people and finds that, on the whole, most adolescents have positive family relationships.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • March 01, 2001

Parental Supervision: The Views and Experiences of Young People and their Parents
This report discusses the level and nature of parental supervision of their adolescent children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • March 2005

Supporting Disabled Adults as Parents
This research brief outlines strategies to improve support and assistance for disabled parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • November 2004

A Man's Place in the Home: Fathers and Family in the UK
This report looks at family structure, public policies dealing with fatherhood issues, the importance of fathers and of their role as caregivers and providers, and a variety of barriers to active fatherhood.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • April 01, 2000

Comparing Father and Mother Reports of Father Involvement among Low-Income Minority Families
This paper examines fathers' and mothers' reports of father involvement in a sample of low-income, minority families.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • October 23, 2001

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • April 01, 2003

Analyzing the Effect of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
This study quantifies to what degree pro-life legislation in the United States has contributed to a reduction in abortion rates among minors.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Heritage Foundation • February 5, 2007

Successful Parenting in High-Risk Neighbourhoods
This article examines strategies used by inner-city African-American parents to protect their children from the risks of a disadvantaged environment and set them on the road to achievement and success.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • Fall 1999

Risks and Benefits of Open Adoption
This article reviews the main arguments relating to the advantages and disadvantages of an adoption process in which the birth and adoptive parents are in contact with each other.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • Spring 1993

Making fathers “count”
The study examines the evolving role of Canadian fathers against a backdrop of economic, social and marital changes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • June 8, 2011

Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Families of Children with Disabilities in Canada
This report looks at the issues that a families face when raising a disabled child.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division • September 2008

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 01, 2003

Fathering Indicators Framework: A Tool for Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
This paper outlines the responsibilities of the father to work with other agencies and care givers for the positive development of the child.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center on Fathers and Families • March 01, 2001

Teens and Their Parents in the 21st Century: An Examination of Trends in Teen Behavior and the Role of Parental Involvement
This report examined the link between teen behavioural outcomes and parental involvement.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC • May 2, 2000

Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children and Their Parents
This brief explores attachment theory offering definitions, research and guidelines for healthy relationships between parents and children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University • Spring 2007

A Look at Arrests of Low-Income Fathers for Child Support Nonpayment: Enforcement, Court, and Program Practices
This series of three papers examines the incidence of paternal arrest for child support nonpayment, the court process for fathers who are arrested for nonpayment, and programs that have had success in addressing these problems.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Family Policy and Practice • January 2005

Joint Legal Custody and Child Support Payments: Are There Lasting Custody Effects?
This paper examines whether or not the awarding of joint legal custody after parental divorce increases child support payments both in the short and the long term.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• California Center for Population Research • April 2001

Improving Family Foster Care: Findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study
This paper describes findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study, which observed adults who were placed in foster care as children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Casey Family Programs • March 14, 2005

1997 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse III: Teens, Their Parents, Teachers and Principals
This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of teens, parents, teachers, and principals on the occurence and cause of substance abuse in schools.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse • September 01, 1997

Family Ties: Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Participation
This paper examines the ways in which childhood family environment influences political participation in adulthood.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Brown University • January 2003

Union Formation Among Men in the U.S.: Does Having Prior Children Matter?
This paper looks at the relationship between parenthood status and men's union formation in the US.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Family Demographic Research • 2002

Father Absence and Youth Incarceration
This study examines the effect of father absence on youths' risk of arrest and incarceration.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • March 01, 2004

The Concerns of Australian Parents
This report presents the findings of a survey which investigated the parenting concerns of Australian parents and the extent to which they felt confident about their style of parenting.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Childhood Foundation • March 2004

The Changing Face of Parenting: Exploring the Attitudes of Parents in Contemporary Australia
This report outlines issues of concern to parents in contemporary society and explores changes to parenting attitudes and practices over time.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Childhood Foundation • April 2005

On Relative Effects of Parenting Behaviors and Parent-Adolescent Relationships on Adolescent Self-Evaluations
This paper explores whether parent-adolescent relationship quality or parenting behaviours are more directly linked to adolescent self-evaluations.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Society for Research on Adolescence • April 11, 2002

Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Functioning: Looking After the Children
This report calculates the time parents spend being involved in their child's care and related activities.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

Parenting, School Contexts and Violent Delinquency
This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and youth violent delinquency, as well as the extent to which this relationship may be influenced by the school context.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Promoting Fathers' Engagement With Children: Preventive Interventions for Low-Income Families
This study evaluates the impact of three types of programs that aim to enhance father involvement n low-income families.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Journal of Marriage and Family • August 2009

Father's Role in Children's Academic Achievement and Early Literacy
This article highlights the importance of father involvement in early literacy development.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education • November 2003

The Role of the Father After Divorce
This article discusses the importance of and challenges to creating a meaningful role for fathers after a divorce.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • Spring 1994

Paternal Involvement with Children: The Role of Gender Ideologies
This paper examines the effects of parental gender ideologies on the nature and extent of fathers' involvement with their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2003

Health Status and Behaviors of Unwed Fathers
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the overall well-being of fathers who are either married or in other various forms of relationships with their child's mother.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • January 01, 2001

Fathers’ Activities with Their Kids
This research brief looks at fathers' involvement in their children's everyday lives, school activities, rule making, and religious activities.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • June 01, 2001

The Effects of Poverty on Children
This article explores the physical, emotional, behavioural, educational, and health outcomes of children living in poverty, and explores how low income influences create adverse child outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and their Families: A Review of the Field
This report outlines various programs that have been developed to meet the needs of low-income incarcerated, ex-offending fathers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Vera Institute of Justice • February 01, 2001

The Effects of Media Violence on Children
This paper explores the effects of media violence on children and finds that violence on television is related to aggressive behaviour in children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Health Canada • 1993

Parents and the Media
This paper briefly examines parental concerns about children's media usage, how parents encourage and restrict children's media access, and how they can monitor children's media intake through v-chips, rating guides and internet filters.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • Summer 2003

African American Adolescent Girls in Impoverished Communities: Quality of Parenting and Adolescent Outcomes
This paper discusses the effect of parenting style and parental involvement on the behaviour, educational achievement, employment, sexual activity and pregnancy history of young black girls living in poverty.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joint Center for Poverty Research • June 14, 1999

Family Reunification
This article looks at patterns of children's reunification with their biological family after being placed in foster care.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • 2004

Time to Care: A Comparison of How Couple and Sole Parents Households Allocate Time to Work and Children
This paper looks at the quality and quantity of time that single mothers spend with their children as compared to parents in couple relationships.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Social Policy Research Centre • June 01, 2004

Welfare Reform, Fertility, and Father Involvement
This article examines the unique role that fathers play in their children's lives, and demonstrates that public policies have considerable influence on childbearing patterns and a father's involvement with his children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • 2002

Fathers' Involvement with their Secondary-School-Aged Children
This research brief examines the nature, determinants, extent, and effects of fathers' involvement with their high-school-aged adolescent children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • July 2004

Child Support and Father-Child Contact: Leveraging Panel Data to Establish a Causal Path
This paper examines the relationship between fathers' contact with their children and their payment of formal child support.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • March 2005

Nonresident Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Quality of Nonresident Father-Child Interaction
This paper examines characteristics of nonresident fathers' involvement with their children and parenting styles that affect children's adjustment in adolescence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2000

The Determination of Child Custody
This article outlines the history and current status of decision-making in child custody cases, discusses the decisions made by both parents and courts, and analyzes changes in arrangements over time.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Future of Children • Spring 1994

Fathers’ Involvement with Children: Perspectives from Developing Countries
This report examines the status of fathers in families around the world, explores some of the effects of fathers on young children, and offers some theories to explain variations in paternal involvement between and within cultures.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Society for Research in Child Development • 1998

Perspectives on Father Involvement: Research and Policy
This article provides an overview of existing research relating to father involvement and discusses the ways in which this research informs and influences public policies that affect fathers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Society for Research in Child Development • 1999

Restoring Fathers to Families and Communities: Six Steps for Policy Makers
This guide lays out a six-step strategy intended to encourage low-income, unwed fathers to become involved in their families and communities.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Social Policy Action Network • 2000

Young, Single, Non-Residential Fathers: Their Involvement in Fatherhood
This paper discusses recent findings on the attitudes, feelings, economic situations, and levels of parental involvement of unmarried fathers who wish to participate in their children's upbringing.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • December 01, 1997

"You've Got Drugs!" Prescription Drug Pushers on the Internet
This study demonstrates that the internet provides easy and unregulated access to prescription drugs to many people, including children and youth.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • February 01, 2004

National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VI: Teens
This report presents the findings of a 2001 survey that asked teens about their attitudes on substance abuse.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • February 01, 2001

Florida's Young Chronic Offenders
This study describes chronic young offenders in Florida, looks at the social costs associated with their criminal activity, and offers suggestions for intervention and policy-making.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Florida State University Family Institute • Spring 1999

Do Good Partners Make Good Parents? Relationship Quality and Parenting in Married and Unmarried Families
This study demonstrates that positive mother-father relationships are associated with higher quality parent-child relationships.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • Revised November 2006

Parent Power: What Parents Need to Know and Do to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This article highlights how influential parents can be in preventing teen pregnancy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; sponsored by Johnson and Johnson Baby Products Co • September 30, 2003

American Fatherhood Types: The Good, the bad, and the Uninterested
This paper explores four typologies of men in contemporary American society: the new involved father, the good provider, the deadbeat dad and the paternity-free man and compare these typologies to father data from the 1920s and 30s.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Issues Press • March 22, 2004

The Next Generation
This report argues that public policy targeting ‘early years’ development should reflect social science and neuroscience findings that affirm the role of relationship in child development.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Centre of Social Justice • September 2008

Ten Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy
This article emphasizes the role parents can have in helping their teens prevent an unplanned pregnancy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy • 2007

School Achievement of Canadian Boys and Girls in Early Adolescence: Links with Personal Attitudes and Parental and Teacher Support for School
Using data on ten and eleven year old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth this paper examines the links between academic achievement, children’s self-perception, and the support of adults during the child’s transition to adolescence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Television Violence: A review on the Effects on Children of Different Ages
This paper examines the television viewing patterns of children in various age categories and explores the effect of violent programming on children's behaviour, emotional development, and their perception of violence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Health Canada • February 01, 1995

Investing in Children: Ideas for Action
This paper summarizes the NLSCY conference which focused on family structures, parenting and work, school, community influences, health, problem behavior, childhood experiences, and vulnerable children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Parent and child reports of children’s activity
In this study, the authors compared the responses of children and their parents regarding the children’s activity levels.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • September 2008

Work-life balance of shift workers
This article examines the work-life balance of Canadian full-time shift workers between the ages of 19 and 64.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • August 2008

Adolescent Work Intensity and Substance Use: The Mediational and Moderational Roles of Parents
Previous studies have demonstrated that high school students who work have higher rates of alcohol and marijuana use.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Journal of Marriage and Family • August 2008

Men's Pregnancy Intentions and Prenatal Behaviors: What They Mean for Fathers' Involvement With Their Children
This research brief highlights evidence that fathers who are happy about the prospect of becoming a father are more likely to be involved in the mother's pregnancy and more likely to be involved with their infants.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • 2007

Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions: Far More Positive Than Not
This research brief reveals most adolescents experience positive relationships with their parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • December 2004

Kids’ Sports
This article examines factors influencing children’s participation in organized sports.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • June 3, 2008

Changing Fatherhood in the 21st Century: Incentives and Disincentives for Involved Parenting
This study investigates work- and family-related factors that act as incentives or disincentives to fathers' involvement in the lives of their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Working Families • May 01, 2002

1998 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse IV: Teens, Teachers and Principals
This report presents the findings of a 1998 survey that asked teens, teachers, and principals about their attitudes on substance abuse and their understanding of the prevalence of the problem.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 1998

Substance Abuse and the American Adolescent
This paper summarizes current trends and research on adolescent substance abuse including the consumption of tobacco, marijuana and alcohol.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse • August 01, 1997

The 1996 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse II: Teens and Their Parents
This report presents the findings of a 1996 survey that asked teens and their parents about their attitudes on substance abuse.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • September 01, 1996

Paternal Involvement and Infant-Father Attachment: A Q-Set Study
This study found that men's involvement with their infants predicted higher levels of infant-father attachment security.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2004

Family Meals and Disordered Eating in Adolescents: Longitudinal Findings From Project EAT
This longitudinal study of adolescent girls found that sharing in family meals helps protect against disordered eating behaviours in teen girls.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Medical Association • January 2008

The Father Presence Questionnaire: A New Measure of the Subjective Experience of Being Fathered
This study introduces a new social science measure called the Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ).
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2006

How Reliable Are Fathers' Reports of Involvement With Their Children?: A Methodological Report
This study tested the accuracy of men's reports of involvement with their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2005

Fathering Court-Involved Daughters: Fathers' Gender-Specific Concerns About Their Paternal Role
This study explores the role fathers play in relationships with their delinquent daughters.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2005

Playing With Daddy: Social Toy Play, Early Head Start, and Developmental Outcomes
Researchers in this study monitored father-toddler social toy play in relation to child development, fathers' mental/social wellbeing and enrolment in the Early Head Start program.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2004

Gatekeeping In Context: BabymamaDrama and the Involvement of Incarcerated Fathers
This study explored ways incarcerated fathers and unincarcerated mothers negotiate father's access to children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2005

Prison, Fathers, and Identity: A Theory of How Incarceration Affects Men's Paternal Identity
This study explores various theories on how incarceration affects paternal identity.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2005

Predictors of Paternal Involvement in Childcare in Dual-Earner Families With Young Children
This study examined fathers in dual-earner households to determine the percentage of time fathers spend as their child's primary caregiver.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2006

Good Fathering: Father and Son Perceptions of What It Means To Be A Good Father
This study asked fathers and sons to list qualities that good fathers possess.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2006

Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City
This document contains two papers on poverty and sexuality in the inner-city and focuses on teenage sexual relationships and pregnancies, and the impact of increasing numbers of unwed mothers on the welfare system.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • 1994

Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
This research brief highlights the prevalence and the problems of multiple-partner fertility.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • 2006

Roll Play: How creating better access to schools in Christchurch could affect school rolls
This research report examines ways state run schools in Christchurch, New Zealand could be improved in quality and access.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Maxim Institute • 2007

Kiss and Tell: What Teens Say About Love, Trust, and Other Relationship Stuff
This survey of youth ages 12-17 provides a snapshot of what teens think about love, sex and relationships.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy • 2007

Fathers’ Experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Search for Control
This study examines the experiences of fathers with children in a neonatal intensive care unit and reports that fathers feel a loss of control.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2008

Television and DVD/Video Viewing in Children Younger Than 2 Years
This study examines the viewing habits of children ages 2 to 24 months as reported by parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Medical Association • May 2007

"It's Been Hard To Be A Father": A Qualitative Exploration of Incarcerated Fatherhood
This study explores men's identity as fathers while incarcerated as well as their level of involvement with their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2005

Revisiting Men's Role in Father Involvement: The Importance of Personal Expectations
This study examined expectant fathers' and mothers' expectations for paternal involvement to see if expectations for paternal involvement predicted paternal involvement postnatally.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2005

Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
This paper is a guide to help parents discuss alcohol with their youth.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2002

Canadians and Back to School
This survey shows Canadian attitudes toward the effectiveness of the school system.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Leger Marketing • August 01, 2003

Parent’s Involvement in their Children’s Learning and Schools
This paper reviews policies and practices concerning parental involvement in education in the UK.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Family and Parenting Institute • January 2006

The Transition to Fatherhood: Identity and Bonding in Early Pregnancy
This study examined the link between father identity and paternal bonding during the first trimester of pregnancy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2006

A Role Theory Perspective on Patterns of Separated and Divorced African-American Nonresidential Father Involvement with Children
This study investigates the characteristics of African-American fathers that predispose them to be more or less involved in their children's lives following divorce.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2006

Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement for Children in Never-Married Mother Families
This study examines the relationship between fathers' child support payments and their involvement in their children's lives.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2006

Conditions Affecting the Association Between Father Identity and Father Involvement
This study examined how levels of interparental cooperation and indirect conflict moderate the link between father identity and involvement.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • January 1, 2005

Helping Your Child Become a Reader
This paper provides age-appropriate strategies for developing childrens' skills and interest in reading.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. • 2005

Learning Competent Fathering: A Longitudinal Analysis of Marital Intimacy and Fathering
This study examined how marital intimacy affects fathers' parenting skills.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2006

Father Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Longitudinal Findings from Adolescent Health
This study examined fathers' involvement in their teens' lives and associated levels of problem behaviors, including depressive symptoms.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2006

Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2004 Edition
This report provides an evaluation and ranking of 769 of Alberta's public, separate, private, charter, and francophone elementary schools.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Fraser Institute • February 01, 2004

Good Servant, Bad Master? Electronic Media and the Family
This study examines media usage by families with particular focus on children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • October 2007

Building, Engaging, and Supporting Family and Parental Involvement in Out-Of-School Time Programs
This brief examines the benefits of parental involvement in out-of-school programs and the hindrances to parental involvement.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • June 2007

Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
Based on the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, the authors develop a portrait of multi-partner fertility among men 15 – 44 years of age in the U.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • November 2006

Child Abuse and the Internet
This paper examines internet child abuse including sexual exploitation, exposure to offensive material, child pornography, and the use of the internet by paedophiles.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • Summer 2001

Disruptive Events during the High School Years and Educational Attainment
This paper examines how high school attendance, dropout rates, and the pursuit of post-secondary education are affected by family structure and family relocation.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • August 01, 1998

Trailing the Class: Sole Parent Families and Educational Disadvantage
This paper explores the relationship between lower levels of academic achievement and family structure.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Centre for Independent Studies • June 26, 2000

The Role of the Family in Democracy: Obstacle or Necessity?
This paper discusses democracy and the family, and looks at how these two roads intersect in terms of parental authority, educational autonomy and definition of family.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • 1997

Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
This paper briefly discusses the basics and background of homeschooling and its impact on public policy, as well as the academic and social performance of homeschooled children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Fraser Institute • 2001

Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children
This report by the United States Federal Communications Commission examines the impact of violent television on child behaviour and proposes several solutions based on industry self-regulation and customer choice.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Federal Communications Commission • April 25, 2007

Sleep Duration and Overweight in Adolescents: Self-reported Sleep Hours Versus Time Diaries
Previous studies have shown links between sleep duration and child obesity.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation
This paper investigates the influence of family structure on the age of a female's first sexual encounter.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 1998

Understanding the Contribution of Multiple Risk Factors on Child Development at Various Ages
This study expands on previous research examining the factors that put a child’s development at risk and, conversely, the contributions that affect positive developmental outcomes, such as parenting practices and social support.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Predicting Early Fatherhood and Whether Young Fathers Live with Their Children: Prospective Findings and Policy Reconsiderations
This paper addresses the occurrence of fatherhood and looks specifically at the characteristics of young and/or absentee fathers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • August 01, 2001

Depression, Substance Abuse, and Domestic Violence
This paper summarizes research on the occurrence of depression, domestic violence, and substance abuse among low-income women and the effects these factors have on women and their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Children in Poverty • June 2004

Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Family Functioning: Family Support
This article provides a statistical overview of family life in Australia including parental involvement, time spent with children, care of elderly parents, and financial support for children living at home or on their own.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 05, 2001

Managing to Parent: Social Support, Social Capital, and Parenting Practices among Welfare-Participating Mothers with Young Children
This paper looks at the associations between social support, personal characteristics, and parenting style for welfare-dependent mothers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 01, 2003

Mothering and Motherhood: A Decade Review
This paper provides an overview of recent research on motherhood, focusing on the development of motherhood theories and the empirical study of the experience of mothering.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Working Families • April 01, 1999

“He Doesn’t Realize That He Has To Be a Parent As Well As Someone Who Brings Home The Money”: Boys Talk about Their Parents’ Paid and Unpaid Labor
This study examines boys' perceptions of the role that their parents, particularly their fathers, should play in the family.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Working Families • May 01, 2002

The Motherhood Study: Fresh Insights on Mothers’ Attitudes and Concerns
This report presents the result of a study investigating the beliefs and concerns of American mothers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Institute for American Values • 2005

Attachment to Parents and Adjustment in Adolescence: Literature Review and Policy Implications
This paper provides an overview of existing research on the effect of the parent-child bond on healthy adolescent social and psychological adjustment.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Health Canada • March 31, 2000

A Child’s Day: 2000 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-being)
This report examines the well-being of children and the influence of parental interaction, participation in extracurricular activities, academic achievement, and educational expectations.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Census Bureau • August 2003

Time Spent with Family during a Typical Workday, 1986 to 2005
This study examines the decline of time workers spend with family during work days between 1986 and 2005.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Statistics Canada • February 2007

Beyond Marriage Licenses: Efforts in States to Strengthen Marriage and Two-Parent Families - A State-by-State Snapshot
This report provides a state-by-state review of government programs that have been implemented since the mid-1990s to promote and strengthen marriages and lower divorce rates.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Law and Social Policy • April 01, 2004

Protecting Parental Liberty in a Child-Centered Legal System
This paper analyzes the balance between parental autonomy and the state's responsibility in protecting children from parental abuse.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • July 27, 2005

Understanding Fathering: The Early Head Start Study of Fathers of Newborns
This paper examines the impact fathers have on newborn children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mathematica Policy Research Inc • May 2003

Policy and Practices Affecting Aboriginal Fathers’ Involvement with their Children.
This paper describes the negative impact Canadian policy may have on Aboriginal fathering.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human and Social Development, University of Victoria • 2005

Children’s Living Arrangements in Divorced Wisconsin Families with Shared Placement
This paper discusses the benefits and drawbacks of shared placement and sole custody arrangements after divorce.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • June 01, 2003

An Overview of the Risks and Protectors for Children of Separation and Divorce
This paper reviews the research on family conflict, focusing on the effect of divorce and parental conflict on children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Department of Justice Canada • 2002

The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Heritage Foundation • August 02, 2002

Parental Influences on Adolescent Marijuana Use and the Baby Boom Generation
This paper explores trends in drug consumption, and looks specifically at how the marijuana and substance abuse of parents influences the drug abuse outcomes of their adolescent children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • January 02, 2004

Household Production, Full Consumption and the Costs of Children
This paper critiques existing models for measuring the costs of children and argues that such measurement should incorporate the parental time costs of raising children, as time must be shifted from labour market work, household production and leisure to care for children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for the Study of Labor • May 2000

The Role of Parents in Children's Psychological Development
This article discusses three ways that parents affect their children's psychological development: direct interaction, emotional identification, and transmission of family stories.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Academy of Pediatrics • July 1999

Measuring up: The performance of Canada’s youth in reading, mathematics and science
This paper examines the academic achievement of Canadian youth in the later years of their schooling.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada • December 2001

Maternal Employment, Migration, and Child Development
This article evaluates the roles and relationships between parental and school influences on child development.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • November 2003

Understanding Fathering: The Early Head Start Study of Fathers of Newborns
This study investigates the nature and extent of fathers' involvement with their young children, as well as how and why their involvement changes over time.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. • May 2003

Renegotiating Fatherhood
This paper examines post-divorce father-child relationships in the United Kingdom, and the ways in which fathers seek to maintain positive and meaningful relationships with their children even when they are living apart.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Newcastle Centre for Family Studies • 1996

Confidential Reproductive Health Services for Minors: The Potential Impact of Mandated Parental Involvement for Contraception
This article reviews state and federal laws pertaining to minors' access to contraceptive and sexually transmitted disease services.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Allan Guttmacher Institute • September/October 2004

Parental Rights: Why They Matter and How They're Being Ignored
This paper discusses the history of parental rights and the current trends in education, medicine, and visitation rights that demonstrate that parental rights are being ignored.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• North Carolina Family Policy Council • October 2003

Parent-Child Contact and Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements
This report identifies five different patterns of parental contact after separation, and discusses factors that affect the level of parent-child contact, particularly between fathers and their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

What do Fathers Contribute to Children's Well-Being?
This paper explores the relationship between father involvement and children's social, cognitive, and educational outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • May 01, 1999

Changes in Children's Well-Being and Family Environments
This study looks at various indicators of child well-being and concludes that overall child welfare either remained stable or declined during the period from 1997 to 2002.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2004

Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment
This article focuses on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and discusses the role the family can have in contributing to the development of, and/or the recovery from, an eating disorder.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998 (Reaffirmed February 2004)

Once We Knew How to Rescue Poor Kids
This paper focuses on the efforts of US Catholic charities in changing the culture of poor children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Manhattan Institute • Autumn 1998

Children’s Exposure to Violence in Canada: What it Means for Parents
This paper contains two reports, one on parents' awareness of, and attitude towards, violence in their children's lives and the other on the major issues facing parents and children in regards to children's exposure to violence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Canadian Council on Social Development, Family Service Canada • September 01, 2003

Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen
The author examines the trend in which young people are entering adolescence early, skipping the preadolescence stage.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Manhattan Institute • Autumn 1998

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
This paper examines the positive influence that healthy families and children can have on communities.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • February 01, 2001

The Parent-Teen Relationship: Life Through a Teenager's Eyes
This document briefly summarizes some key elements that characterize adolescent life and experiences, such as rebellion, self-centeredness, the desire for individuality, and aggressiveness.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Health Canada • 1995

Biological and Stepfather Investment in Children
This paper discusses the differences in the parental involvement and parenting practices of biological, stepparent, and cohabiting fathers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Population Studies Center • April 2001

The Complexity of Fathers’ Parenting Responsibilities and Involvement with Nonresident Children
This paper examines the complexity of parenting for non-resident fathers, and looks at how the obligations and circumstances of these arrangements affect child support and visitation.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Population Studies Center • June 2001

The Demography of Parent-Child Contact
This chapter from, Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the relationship between different patterns of child care, and certain demographic elements of separated or divorced parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

Parent Involvement in Children's Education: Efforts by Public Elementary Schools
This report looks at the extent to which schools involve parents in school communication, sponsor activities, volunteer positions and decision-making.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • January 1998

Parents and Schools: Partners in Student Learning
This report provides information about activities sponsored by public elementary schools to promote and encourage parental involvement in children's education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 1996

Parents' Reports of School Practices to Involve Families
This report provides information about parents' perceptions of school efforts to involve them in their children's education, and examines the extent to which parents are involved with their children's schools as a result of these efforts.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 1996

Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This paper examines the extent to which resident and nonresident fathers are involved in their children's education, and the impact their involvement has on children's academic achievement.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 1997

Factors Associated With Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This issue brief provides information about the number of parents who have low, moderate and high levels of involvement in their children's education, with results categorized according to grade level, parental education, and family income.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Educational Statistics • April 1998

Students Do Better When Their Fathers Are Involved at School
This issue brief demonstrates that, both in two-parent and single parent families, children are more likely to experience academic success, participate in extracurricular activities, and enjoy school if their father is highly involved with their school.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • April 1998

How Involved are Fathers in their Children's Schools?
This issue brief looks at the nature, extent and effect of fathers' involvement in their children's education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • April 1998

Nonresident Fathers Can Make a Difference in Children's School Performance
This issue brief shows that when nonresident fathers are highly involved with their children's schools, children are less likely to have to repeat a grade or to be suspended or expelled.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 1998

Efforts by Public K–8 Schools to Involve Parents in Children’s Education: Do School and Parent Reports Agree?
This report looks at whether or not parents and teachers have similar perceptions of the extent to which schools try to involve parents in their children's education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • September 2001

Family-Child Engagement in Literacy Activities: Changes in Participation Between 1991 and 1993
Using data from the 1991 and 1993 National Household Education Surveys, this paper discusses the effectiveness and value of various literacy activities that prekindergarten children engage in with their parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • December 1994

Measuring Father Involvement in Young Children’s Lives: Recommendations for a Fatherhood Module for the ECLS-B
This paper examines current knowledge about fatherhood, father involvement in children's lives, and the impact of father involvement on children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • February 2001

Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status
This paper explores the level of parental involvement in their child's school and education, and examines the impact of this involvement on the child's academic outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • May 2001

Getting Ready to Pay for College: What Students and Their Parents Know About the Cost of College Tuition and What they are Doing to Find Out
This paper examines the extent to which parents and their children are aware of the costs of postsecondary education and conclude that many college-bound students and their parents are unaware of the expense.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • September 2003

Religious Commitment and Volunteering Parents: Who Volunteers and How are Their Lives Affected
This paper discusses the volunteer activities of Canadian parents, and examines the factors that influence their likelihood of becoming involved in their communities.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Christian Commitment Research Institute • November 2000

Who Reads to Young Children: Identifying Predictors of Family Reading Activities
This article discusses the importance of family contributions to child development, particularly in regards to literacy, and examines factors that either limit or increase the likelihood that parents will read to their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Taylor & Francis • 2001

Maternal Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior
This paper seeks to determine a correlation between a working mother and the influence this might have on her child engaging in risky activities such as sex, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, and drinking alcohol.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • February 2003

How Money Matters for Young Children's Development: Parental Investement and Family Processes
This article discusses the effect of family income on child development, achievement, and behaviour.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Development • November 2002

Qualities of Caring: Good Practices in Infant and Toddler Group Care
This paper investigates several children's daycare group centers in poor countries where resources and finances are lacking.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• International Center on Care and Education of Children, The World Bank Group • January 1999

Daytime-Only Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, explores the prevalence of daytime-only custody provisions, and discusses why it is one of the most common post-divorce child care arrangements.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

Little or No Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, explores the perceptions of, and reasons behind, father absence after divorce.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

Holiday-Only Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses the issue of parental relocation after a divorce and the holiday-only child visitation arrangements.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

"Standard" Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the extent of standard contact arrangements between non-resident parents and their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Australian Institute of Family Studies • 2004

Unmarried African American Fathers’ Involvement with Their Infants: The Role of Couple Relationships
This paper presents the findings of a study that asked unmarried African-American parents about the quality of their relationship and the level of the father's involvement with their child.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • October 2003

Unwed Parents: Myths, Realities and Policymaking
This paper explores the characteristics of unwed parents, the quality of their relationship, their ability to provide for their children, and the health outcomes of their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • July 2002

Broke But Not Deadbeat: Reconnecting Low-Income Fathers and Children
This paper examines the characteristics of low-income, non-resident fathers and demonstrates that they are often unable to pay child support.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Conference of State Legislatures • July 1999

The Urban Child in Peril: “Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
This presentation addresses the literacy crisis, and focuses on Pennsylvania's efforts in promoting literacy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Manhattan Institute • November 1, 1999

The Influence of the Distribution of Household and Childrearing Tasks between Men and Women on Childbearing Intentions in Austria
This paper examines the influence of shared responsibility for child care and household labour on plans for future childbearing among couples with one child.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • January 2002

The Importance of Father Love: History and Contemporary Evidence
This article discusses the cultural construction of fatherhood and examines the impact of father love on the development and behaviour of children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• American Psychological Association • December 2001

Gender Differences in Perceptions of Paternal Responsibility
This paper examines gender differences in the perception of paternal obligations and rights towards their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • April 27, 2004

Reaching Out to Fathers: An Examination of Staff Efforts That Lead to Greater Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs
This article found that three effective approaches to increasing fathers’ participation in their children's early learning were including the father's name on the enrollment form, sending written information to fathers even if they did not live with their children, and inviting fathers to participate in centre activities with their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Early Childhood Research and Practice • Fall 2003

Father Involvement in Child Welfare: Estrangement and Reconciliation
This article discusses the impact of father involvement on child welfare and development, and stresses the need for fathers to actively engage in their children's lives.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice • Summer 2002

Non-residential Fatherhood and Child Involvement: Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study
This paper examines unwed fathers' paternity acknowledgement and involvement with their child at birth in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion • May 2005

Parental Investment in Childhood and Later Adult Well-Being: Can More Involved Parents Offset the Effects of Socioeconomic Disadvantage?
This paper explores the potential of high levels of parental involvement to counteract the negative effects of socio-economic disadvantage for children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion • May 2005

Paternal Involvement among Unwed Fathers
This article examines the effects of relationship status, race/ethnicity, education, income, family structure, and father values on unwed father involvement during pregnancy and at birth.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Elsevier Science Ltd. • 2001

Time and the Cost of Children
This paper examines the time and expenditure costs of children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Poverty Center • April 2005

Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment
This study examines paternal involvement with children among fathers of non-marital children who voluntarily acknowledge their paternity.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 2005

Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
This report uses data from national surveys to provide a comprehensive comparison of mothers and fathers on more than 40 indicators of parenting, family formation, and fertility.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • July 09, 2002

Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Integrating Fathering Efforts

• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF), University of Pennsylvania • 2003

America's Kindergartners
This report examines differences in kindergarten students' cognitive abilities, knowledge, experiences, social skills, physical health and approaches to learning.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center for Education Statistics • February 01, 2000

Education and the Public Good
This paper assesses the relationship between education and social progress by looking at the state of the economy, the government, business, and moral democracy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • April 01, 2000

Kids Count: Partners for Children's Health and Learning
This paper summarizes the efforts of Kids Count, a community-wide partnership between parents, teachers, businesses and community groups, to identify and address the needs of children in London, Ontario.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • July 01, 1999

Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: A National Survey of Parents and Kids
This document is a survey taken by children and their parents to measure how effectively the two communicate when it comes to sensitive issues like sex, drugs, and sexually transmitted diseases.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • March 01, 1999

Parents’ Attitudes Toward Priorities in Child’s Education
This poll asked 1,000 parents what the priorities of education should be, what their perception was about the quality of their children’s education, and what their perception was of their involvement in their child’s education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Ipsos-Reid • February 01, 2003

Cranberry Portage Child/Family Resource Centre
This paper highlights the Cranberry Portage Child/Family Resource Centre as an example for cities across Canada in providing support for vulnerable families.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 1999

The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This article aims to examine the long term effect on children due to the father's absence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The National Center on Fathers and Families • August 01, 1995

Child Management in Middle-Class Families in the Early Twentieth Century: Reconsidering Fatherhood in a New Context
This paper documents a shift from the nineteenth century perception of fathers as breadwinners, household heads, and disciplinarians, towards an early twentieth century ideology that encourages warm father-child relationships and increased father involvement in the lives of their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Working Families • May 01, 2002

Shared Parenting in Fragile Families
This paper examines the effect of family structure and individual characteristics on mothers' and fathers' levels of interaction with their one-year-old children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • April 01, 2001

Family Connectedness and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Urban Youth Attending Alternative High Schools
This study found that family connectedness was an important protective factor for youth, and that high levels of perceived family connectedness were associated with a decreased likelihood of teenage sex and pregnancy.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • August 01, 2003

Turning the Corner on Father Absence in Black America
This report examines the growing problem of father absence in black families in the United States and its impact on children and families.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Morehouse Research Institute and Institute for American Values • 1999

Children Are Everybody's Business
This presentation aims to explain how children can be given the best start based on the positive involvement of their community and country.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • October 31, 2003

Predictors of Father and Father Figure Involvement in Pre-kindergarten Head Start
This paper examines four predictors of father involvement in the early childhood Head Start program.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center on Fathers and Families • December 01, 1999

Family Strengths: Often Overlooked, But Real
This research brief examines measurements of family strength used by national family surveys.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • August 01, 2002

The Meaning Of Father Involvement for Children
This research brief discusses the many ways that fathers can be involved in the lives of their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • 1999

Characteristics and Antecedents of Involvement by Young, Unmarried Fathers
This report provides information about men who become fathers at a young age, and discusses factors that affect their level of involvement with the mother and child.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • June 01, 2002

Report on the Second Round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI)
This paper outlines the elements, implementation, and accomplishments of the Quality Child Care Initiative.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Social Policy Research Associates • October 01, 2003

Reinventing Fatherhood: Toward an Historical Understanding of Continuity and Change in Men's Family Lives
The authors argue that researchers in the U.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center on Fathers and Families • December 01, 1998

Changes in Children's Time with Parents, U.S. 1981-1997
This paper examines the effect of increasing maternal employment, changing family structure, and parental education on the amount of time children spend with their parents.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Population Studies Center • May 02, 2001

Getting Noncustodial Dads Involved in the Lives of Foster Children
This report provides evidence that most children in foster care were removed from family homes in which the father was already absent.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Urban Institute • November 01, 2003

Parents’ Beliefs About Condoms and Oral Contraceptives: Are They Medically Accurate?
This article provides evidence that many parents have inaccurate perceptions of the safety and effectiveness of the birth control pill and the condom.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 2004

The Transition to Kindergarten: A Review of Current Research and Promising Practices to Involve Families
This paper discusses the success with which children 'transition' into kindergarten, and provides an overview of research on the importance of a child's proper adjustment to the school setting.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Harvard Family Research Project • April 01, 2002

Parents in Action for Education, Montreal
This study is based on a Montreal project among three inner-city schools and examines how parental and community involvement can strengthen education for children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • January 01, 2001

Changes in Children’s Well-Being and Family Environments
This brief paper examines child behavioural, educational, and financial outcomes and finds that child well-being and family stability have either remained the same or declined over the last several years.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2004

The Parent-Teen Relationship: How Parents Can Make the Most Out Of It
This document gives a brief description of the struggles adolescents face in society today, the importance of a good parent-teen relationship, and parenting strategies for positive discipline and effective communication.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Health Canada • 1995

Where Do Fathers Fit In?
This paper investigates the role of fathers in family life and in a child's development from infancy through to adolescence.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• CIVITAS: The Institute for the Study of Civil Society • December 01, 2001

Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
This paper gives a broad overview of the amount of media consumed by children under the age of six, the type of media they are exposed to, and the level of parental involvement and supervision in monitoring children's media intake.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • 2003

Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School
This book looks at the academic achievement of American middle school students and examines factors influencing their educational performance, such as the quality and training of teachers and principals, levels of parental involvement, peer relationships, and their social and emotional well-being.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• RAND Corporation • 2004

The Determinants of Paternal Involvement among Unwed Fathers
This study looks at how unwed fathers' involvement in their familes' lives is affected by race, age, education, family structure, income, father values, and the status of their relationship with the mother.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • November 01, 2000

Government and Parenting: Is There a Case for a Policy Review and a Parents' Code?
This report addresses such issues as financial support, child care assistance, and the definition of who is a parent.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

Sexual Abuse History and Number of Sex Partners Among Female Adolescents
This article provides evidence that, on average, adolescent girls with a history of sexual abuse have more sexual partners in a year than those with no history of abuse.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • October 01, 1997

Support From Both Parents
This paper looks at the need for both parents in single-parent families to financially support their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Children's Defense Fund • October 01, 2002

Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration
This paper discusses the unique issues faced by families in which a parent is incarcerated.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • January 01, 2002

Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework: Literature Review
This paper provides an in-depth look at existing information on non-custodial fathers and the extent to which they are involved in the child welfare system.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Urban Institute • August 01, 2002

Studying Parental Involvement in School-Based Sex Education: Lessons Learned
This article presents the results of an initiative that sought to increase parental involvement in the sex education of their children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1998

Focused on their Families: Religion, Parenting, and Child Well-being
This study provides evidence that conservative religious convictions contribute to a positive, authoritative style of parenting that is associated with enhanced child outcomes.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • July 01, 2002

For Better or For Worse: A Look at Marriage, Cohabitation, and Family Breakdown
This paper discusses marriage and the benefits of marriage from a Biblical perspective, ...
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• CARE • June 01, 2000

A Call to Commitment: Fathers' Involvement in their Children's Learning
This paper discusses the importance of father involvement in children's learning, assesses current levels of involvement, and suggests strategies for promoting further father-child interaction in relation to schooling.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • June 01, 2000

Adult Communication and Teen Sex: Changing a Community
This paper discusses the elements, implementation, and effectiveness of the Plain Talk Program and the effectiveness of community and parental involvement in decreasing teenage sexual activity.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Public/Private Ventures • March 01, 2001

Men’s Perceptions of Their Roles and Responsibilities Regarding Sex, Contraception and Childrearing
This study, based on data from the 1991 National Survey of Men, looks at men's beliefs about their role, in relation to women's, in making decisions pertaining to sex, contraception, and the care of children.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • October 01, 1996

Strengthening the Role of Fathers in Families: Report on a Federal Conference
This report examines the importance of the father's role in his child's development as well as the necessity of a loving and nurturing family.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• National Center on Fathers and Families • May 03, 1996

Teenage Partners’ Communication About Sexual Risk and Condom Use: The Importance Of Parent-Teenager Discussions
This study found that parent-teen communication about sexual risk and contraception was associated with increased communication about risk and condom use betweem teen partners.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1999

The Dimensions, Pathways, and Consequences of Youth Reentry
This paper discusses the responsibility and challenge of the community as they respond to integrating young people, who have been in adult prisons, back into society.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2004

How Old Are U.S. Fathers?
The article discusses the available statistics as well as the complications in measuring the average age of fathers in the United States.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Alan Guttmacher Institute • August 01, 1995

Caring Differently: A Time-Use Analysis of the Type and Social Context of Child Care Performed by Fathers and Mothers
This paper examines differences in the child care patterns and activities of mothers and fathers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Social Policy Research Center • September 01, 2002

Families and Schools Together Canada
This article illustrates the social success of children as a result of a comprehensive partnership between families, schools and community workers.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • May 01, 2002

How Do Social, Economic, and Cultural Factors Influence Fathers' Involvement with Their Children?
This paper briefly examines how race, family structure, and socio-economic factors, such as employment and income, influence a father's level of involvement in his children's lives.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Child Trends • May 01, 1999

An Exploratory Analysis of Father Involvement in Low-Income Families
This study profiles low-income, non-resident fathers, and provides information about their level of involvement with their families.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • February 01, 2003

Enabling Conditions for Policy Progress for Children and Youth
This presentation outlines the role of the community in child development, and looks at how the community can meet this challenge with success.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • November 23, 2001

Fathers' Perceptions of Paternal Roles: Variations by Marital Status and Living Arrangement
This study asked fathers what they perceived to be their most important parental role: financial support, direct care, love and affection, protection, discipline, or teaching life lessons.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • October 01, 2003

Risk & Protective Factors for Adolescent Drug Use: 1999 NHSDA
This paper examines the risk and protective factors of adolescent substance abuse, and looks specifically at the impact of community, family, friends and school.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • January 01, 2004

Factors Affecting British Teenagers’ Contraceptive Use at First Intercourse: The Importance of Partner Communication
This article discusses personal and background characteristics of male and female teenagers that make them more or less likely to use contraception at first intercourse.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • August 01, 2002

What Influences Young Canadians to Pursue Post-Secondary Studies?
This paper discusses post-secondary education enrolment and the factors that affect enrolment, such ...
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

Home Literacy Activities and Signs of Children’s Emerging Literacy, 1993 and 1999
This paper discusses the importance of parental involvement in children's learning, and looks specifically at the effect of family participation in literacy education.
• Category: Parenthood/Childrearing >