In this ground-breaking volume author Armin Brott gives single dads the knowledge, skills, and support they need to become-and remain-actively involved fathers. With the same thoroughness, accessibility, and humor that have made the books in his critically acclaimed NEW FATHER series the best and most popular fatherhood guides in the country, Brott steers divorced, separated, widowed, and never-married men through every aspect of fathering without a partner. Incorporating the advice of top psychologists, lawyers, and other experts, The Single Father offers a wealth of essential information…
You can be a good dad and a successful businessman by being the same person in both places. Daddy@Work shows you how openness and tenderness can work at the office and how your management and planning skills can work at home. As a young executive, Robert Wolgemuth discovered how work and home could become "graduate schools" for each other. This is the message of Daddy@Work: a successful man transfers skills in one sphere to the other, thereby improving them both.Whether you're a white- or blue-collar worker, whether a CEO or an… This book begins by discussing the challenges parents face in balancing work and family obligations, the different roles parents play, the imbalance of parental responsibility for children's development, and the need for increased father involvement. The benefits of balanced involvement are described, as well as the characteristics of fair-share parenting. Following chapters discuss: the importance of daily involvement, the power of positive communication, and obstacles that stand in the way of change and change strategies. Chapters 5 through 9 then outline child development and parenting…
This working paper explores the role of fathers and father-child relationships in the psychosocial development of adolescents by examining outcomes data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) files on children and mothers. The survey uses a number of measures to evaluate child development and well being; other characteristics of children and mothers; information about family structure and household makeup; family income, home environment, and other sociodemographic factors; as well as children's perceptions of their mother, father, and or/step father. The initial survey was…
Designed for parents, this book provides strategies for parents to use to mentor their children's development. It begins with a discussion on the importance of discovering the talents of a child, what is meant by mentoring, and using everyday activities for mentoring opportunities. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the raising and nurturing of children, finding teachable moments, and the need to appreciate individuality, respect choices, encourage interests, and provide responsible guidance and supervision. Chapters 3 and 4 describe how parents can be on the lookout for identifying strengths in a…
1. Getting to Know Today's Adult Child. 2. When Your Adult Child is Not Succeeding. 3. When the Nest Isn't Emptying. 4. When Your Adult Child Moves Home. 5. Major Hurdles to Independence. 6. Conflicts Over Lifestyle Issues. 7. Becoming an In-law and a Grandparent. 8. Meeting Your Own Needs. 9. Developing a Confident, Growing Relationship. 10. Leaving Your Child a Positive Legacy. Study Guide.
This project largely stems from conversations that began in 1996 and 1997 involving ObieClayton of the Morehouse Research Institute, Ron Mincy of the Ford Foundation, David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values, and others.From these discussions, three questions emerged. First, what are the best ways to supportthe growing fatherhood movement in the African American community - a movement thatis relatively ignored by the national media, but which is transforming the lives of many young, poorly educated fathers? Second, is it time for the nation's prominent African American scholars…
Too few poor children who live apart from their fathers can count on their financial support. In 1996, only 30 percent of poor children who lived apart from their dads received child support. That year, welfare reform addressed this hard fact, stepping up efforts to collect child support. But increased child support alone will not be enough; further support, economic incentives, and revised child support policies are needed to enable low-income noncustodial fathers to take financial responsibility for their children.
What makes an absent, uninvolved father change his behavior and take on his paternal responsibilities--physically, emotionally, and financially? This is a complex question to answer. It is the American way to admire a man's ability to rise above his demons as an extraordinary act of will, a triumph for the individual. But how and why individual fathers change their behavior is rarely that simple. The path from uninvolved to involved father is seldom a straight line from A to B along which a father travels, propelled by his own individual will power. Peer pressure plays an enormously powerful…
This study was designed to explore possible differences between adoptive and biological fathers in terms of how much they enjoyed being involved in child care and child rearing activities with their young children. Anonymous questionnaires were returned by 85 adoptive and 98 biological first-time fathers with one child age three or younger. The results indicated that adoptive fathers derived greater enjoyment from their involvement in their children's lives than did biological fathers. Interestingly, the two most significant items were enjoy caring for a dependent human being and enjoy…
