Evidence on the role of father involvement in children's development from low-resource
settings is very limited and historically has only relied on maternal reports of father's direct …

To address the problem of fathers' absence from children's lives and the difficulty of paternal
engagement, especially among lower income families, government agencies have given …

Fathers can influence child development through various pathways, such as via their
caregiving behaviors, marital relationships, and their psychosocial wellbeing. However, few …

Background Early childhood interventions can have both immediate and long-term positive
effects on cognitive, behavioural, health and education outcomes. Fathers are …

This paper uses data from the baseline Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study to
examine the level and effects of father-involvement on child's birth weight and mother's …

Most caregiving interventions for young children are directed to female caregivers.
Relatively few have included male caregivers as program participants especially in low-and …

This study examined patterns of father involvement and their relations with social,
behavioral, and cognitive development among low-income children< 5 years. Latent class …

Objective. This study assessed the supposition that fathers' parenting and economic
contributions help to support maternal and family functioning. Design. Using longitudinal …

Despite the benefits for children and families of fathers who are involved positively with their
children, most parenting programs in the United States and globally focus on and collect …

The involvement of fathers in their children's health and development has come to the fore of
recent research, including several national longitudinal studies on families, such as the …