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"Fathers"
D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks about the importance of fathers and quotes David Blankenhorn's "Fatherless America" during the 2016 LDS General Conference.
Like father like child: why your future may be closely tied to your father's income and education
7 Findings From a New Report on Fatherhood
The Transformative Power of Fatherhood
Why Dads Aren’t Dispensable: Four Unique Things They Provide
Being a father changes a man's outlook for the better
Becoming a father also changes a man's body. Both the sexual bond with the mother and the conception of the child appear to reduce a man's testosterone levels, which makes him more cooperative and less ornery and aggressive. According to a new study, "Mother Bodies, Father Bodies: How Parenthood Cha...
Father's Day: a day to celebrate motherhood
Time For Mommy And Daddy
When Dad is just a number
According to the report "My Daddy's Name is Donor," as many as 65 percent of "donor offspring" say, "My sperm donor is half of who I am." Nearly half of all donor-conceived children are "bothered" by the circumstances of their creation and think about it often. The study, which examined the well-bei...
Fathers Matter, Especially After Divorce
Not only do fathers matter, but fathers could play the most definitive role in shaping the future faith of their children, especially divorced fathers. When we support the faith lives of the fathers in our religious communities, especially those who are divorced, the fruits of that investment are bo...
Let's hear it for stepfathers, too
Each home is different, and every family has its own particular challenges, often including the challenge of a failed father or one who is absent altogether. But no matter whether the men who have a positive influence on the lives of our children are their birth fathers or their stepfathers, grandfa...
Founding Fathers
Judged by today’s psychological standards, these 18th century fathers sound harsh and unfeeling. Yet to see the Founding Fathers as flesh–and–blood dads, to glimpse their struggles to rear their children at a time of grave uncertainty and peril, is to appreciate their service and sacr...
Do Fathers Matter Uniquely for Adolescent Well-Being?
Explored in this research brief: the importance of fathers and mothers for a nationally representative sample of teenagers, specifically examining whether a father's human capital, social capital, and role modeling may uniquely influence his adolescent's self-identity and behavior.
Divorce, Dads, and the Well-Being of Children : Answering Common Research Questions
Divorce is a powerful force in contemporary American family life. Current estimates suggest that between 43 and 50 percent of first-time marriages will end in divorce. Consequently, more than one million U.S. children experience parental divorce each year. The growing number of divorces has profound...
Is Religion an Answer? : Marriage, Fatherhood, and the Male Problematic
One of the most important consequences of the family revolution of the last half-century – a revolution marked by dramatic increases in divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation – is that ever larger numbers of men are becoming disconnected from family life.
Baby Fathers and American Family Formation : Low-Income, Never-Married Parents in Louisiana before Katrina
How do we help low-income, never-married parents stay together and avoid breaking up? Read how the 'daddy moment' offers a potentially rich opportunity for researchers, policy makers, and other social and civic leaders to help the couple deal with tensions and issues arising from their shared parent...
Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society : Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change
"Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society" looks at father absence from two sides, offering an in-depth analysis of how the absence of African American fathers affects their children, their relationships, and society as a whole, while countering the notion that father absence and family fragme...