Video, Webinar
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) hosted a webinar entitled Work, Life, & Balance on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020. The hosts were David Miller, NRFC Social Media Lead and James Worthy, NRFC Outreach Coordinator. The panelists were former NFL and College Football players Darryl Bullock, Ryan Gilliam, Deryk Gilmore, Keith Goganious, and Andre Collins. During the webinar, the panelist spoke about their experiences playing football and being a father.
The panelists went into detail about managing their football careers and being a responsible father at the…
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This brief summarizes relevant research on coparenting; offers strategies to help practitioners encourage and support high-quality, stable, coparenting relationships; and provides tips for fathers. The brief focuses particularly on tips for fathers who live separately from the mothers of their children.
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This brief discusses the relationship between family-of-origin factors and future perpetration of sexual coercion. Research shows that children's experiences growing up, such as a negative interparental relationship quality and harsh or inconsistent parenting, can lead to feelings of entitlement, which means children believe they deserve special treatment. Feelings of entitlement were associated with a higher likelihood of perpetrating sexual coercion in a study of male college students. This brief discusses these findings and how practitioners can help parents create a positive foundation…
This tip sheet provides specific tips to improve parenting skills. It is designed as an informational handout for families in support of the companion resource for providers, Tips for Service Providers: Healthy Parenting Practices. (Author abstract)
This tip sheet is designed to support service providers in discussing the topic of healthy parenting practices with the families they serve. It is supported by the informational handout, Strong Families: Tips for Healthy Parenting. (Author abstract)
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This brief provides an overview of the history of Muslims in the United States and discusses cultural nuances to keep in mind when working with Muslim families. Drawing from experts in the field, it provides culturally appropriate tips for integration of healthy communication, conflict resolution, and parenting skills into existing service delivery models.
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This brief reviews current literature regarding same-sex couples and LGB individuals to better understand their needs, strengths, and challenges; how they differ from and are similar to heterosexual couples; existing efforts to provide same-sex focused relationship education; and suggestions for expanding and providing culturally competent same-sex relationship and marriage education.
This tip sheet provides specific tips to improve parenting skills. It is designed as an informational handout for families in support of the companion resource for providers, Tips for Service Providers: Healthy Parenting Practices. (Author abstract)
This tip sheet is designed to support service providers in discussing the topic of healthy parenting practices with the families they serve. It is supported by the informational handout, Strong Families: Tips for Healthy Parenting. (Author abstract)
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This brief reviews current research on the unique experiences of blended families and suggests practices to improve effective coparenting. (Author abstract)
