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The NRFC Library is a collection of materials to build a knowledge base around fathers, fatherhood, and operating a Responsible Fatherhood program. It also houses all resources created by the NRFC, including fact sheets, PSAs, and past webinars.

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Fathers’ Criminal Behavior and Involvement With Children: The Moderating Role of Family Relationships.
Research indicates that fathers’ criminal behavior can be problematic for children through multiple pathways, yet few studies have examined the effect of fathers’ kinship networks in this process. This study examines the association between fathers’ criminal behavior and involvement with their…
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Parenting practices and child adjustment in different types of households : a study of African American families.
This article uses a sample of 867 African American households to investigate differences in parenting practices and child outcomes by type of household. Results indicate that mothers provide similar levels of parenting regardless of family structure. Secondary caregivers, however, show a great deal of variation in quality of parenting. Fathers and grandmothers engage in the highest quality parenting, stepfathers the poorest, with other relatives falling in between. These differences in parenting do not explain family structure differences in child behavior problems. Results suggest that…
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Marriage and the well-being of African American boys.
African American boys tend to receive more support and have better outcomes-including greater self-esteem and reduced likelihood of delinquency-when they live with married parents.
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The Essential Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope [Audio CD].
This compilation contains both Grammy award winning readings of the rising political star, Barack Obama's two most notable works, read by the author. (Author abstract)

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