Men are increasingly receiving custody of their children, and single-father families with children are growing at a faster rate than even single-mother families. However, many observers still believe that custodial fathers are small in number. Indeed, there are a number of myths concerning custodial fathers, myths that are dispelled by empirical data. The authors examine data from the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and Wisconsin court records, and determine that many assumptions about custodial fathers are simply not true. Many child support…
A perennial bestseller, now revised and updated for a new generation of fathers, this readable, inspiring guide to the world of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is an indispensable treasury of advice, ideas, and suggestions. (Author abstract)
Chapter 1. The Voices of Effective Fathers; Chapter 2. Applying the Seven Secrets; Chapter 3. Secret 1: Commitment; Chapter 4: Secret 2: Knowing Your Child; Chapter 5: Secret 3: Consistency; Chapter 6. Secret 4: Protecting and Providing; Chapter 7: Secret 5: Loving Their Mother; Chapter 8: Secret 6: Active Listening; Chapter 9. Secret 7: Spiritual Equipping; Chapter 10: The Eighth Secret; Appendices: About the Research; Fatherlessness: A National Epidemic; Resources From the National Center for Fathering; The Mike Harper Story; Development of a Questionnaire to Measure the Seven Secrets of…
This report explores the circumstances and opinions of 71 parents who were interviewed to help inform a project aimed at increasing the employment and earnings of disadvantaged fathers, and child support payments made by them. That project, the Parents' Fair Share Demonstration (PFS), tackles a social problem that is crucially linked to child poverty in the United States: the failure of noncustodial parents -- most of whom are fathers -- to contribute financially to their children's support. Through a unique combination of job training, personal support, and incentives, Parents' Fair Share…
