The movement in this country to treat fathers as equal participants in the parental team is not new. Yet our culture continually projects the view of fathers as secondary or peripheral parents. The ...

Researchers have long-known that abused children are at higher risk of adolescent drug use. But a new study shows that quality time with a father figure serves as a “protective factor,” helping to ...

A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family examined the connection between fathers taking paternity leave and the developmental progress of their young children in Singapore. The ...

A longer paternity leave after the birth of a child can improve the co-parenting relationship between moms and dads in a key way, a new study finds. Researchers found that mothers were less likely to ...

Objective: To examine sources of theoretical variation in youth and caregiver perceptions of nonresident father involvement. Background: Relationship complexity and environmental factors can result in ...

Father involvement in parenting often plays a large role in childhood outcomes, research has shown. A local nonprofit aims to help Camden dads understand how important they are to their children.

New research published in Sex Roles finds that when new fathers take longer paternity leave, mothers tend to show fewer gateclosing behaviors and hold more flexible attitudes about parental roles.

A longer paternity leave after the birth of a child can improve the co-parenting relationship between moms and dads in a key way, a new study finds. Researchers found that mothers were less likely to ...