Low-Income Fathers' Involvement in Their Toddlers' Lives: Biological Fathers From the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study

Cabrera, Natasha; Ryan, Rebecca M.; Shannon, Jacqueline D.; Brooks‐Gunn, Jeanne; Vogel, Cheri; Raikes, Helen H.; Tamis‐LeMonda, Catherine S.; Cohen, Rachel

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“…In addition there is positive outcomes in fathers, their partnerships and the whole family (Almeida et al 2001;Cabrera et al 2004;Formoso et al 2007;Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004). That is the reason why the focus on fathers is important.…”

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Fathers’ Involvement with their Preschool-age Children: How Fathers Spend Time with Their Children in Different Family Structures

Halme

Åstedt‐Kurki

Tarkka

2009

Child Youth Care Forum

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The purpose of this study was to describe how fathers (n = 263) spent time with their preschool-age children and to compare it in different family structures. Data were gathered by structured questionnaires. The instrument included five categories of variables for the time spent: the quantity of time, physical activities, fathers' attitude towards interaction with children, time spent on other activities and conflicts related to the time spent. Fathers' family structure was associated with father-child involvement. Divorced fathers and fathers in non-traditional families appreciated interaction with children more compared with fathers in traditional families. The findings can be used to develop the knowledge base on fathers and to further develop practical measures and forms of support.

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Fathers’ Involvement with their Preschool-age Children: How Fathers Spend Time with Their Children in Different Family Structures

Halme

Åstedt‐Kurki

Tarkka

2009

Child Youth Care Forum

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“…Measures of parenting and parent-child relationship quality continue to be predictive throughout the school-age years into adolescence Newland, Giger, et al, 2013;Wyman et al, 1999). Parenting which is developmental and meets the child's needs in a consistent and appropriate manner (through parental affection, responsiveness, encouragement, teaching, engagement, appropriate discipline, and coparenting) will foster children's overall well-being (Cabrera et al, 2004;Fletcher, St. George, & Freeman, 2013;Newland, Chen, Coyl-Shepherd, Liang, et al, 2013;Roggman, Boyce, & Innocenti, 2008;Sorbring & Palmérus 2004). One of the strongest and most consistent predictors of positive parenting and child well-being is FWB.…”

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Supportive family contexts: promoting child well-being and resilience

Newland

2014

Early Child Development and Care

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Prevention and intervention programmes for children at risk aim to improve child well-being and resilience. They do so using both direct and indirect strategies, intervening with children but also considering broader contextual factors (such as family dynamics). Children's subjective well-being comprises five main components (physical health, mental health, self-regulation, social competence, and cognitive competence) and is predicted by person, relationship, and contextual factors. Children's resilience, or ability to beat the odds under adverse conditions, is predicted by similar protective factors. Family well-being (FWB) is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of child well-being and resilience. Aspects of FWB (including adult health and well-being, family selfsufficiency, and family resiliency) have been shown to impact child well-being through positive parent-child interactions. However, risk factors (including poverty and living in geographic locales with limited resources or high levels of neighbourhood violence) can threaten both family and child well-being. Strategies are offered for promoting FWB as a means of supporting resilience and well-being in children at risk for violence, abuse, or neglect.Early intervention and child abuse prevention programmes have sought ways to improve child well-being and resilience directly (working one-on-one with a child) and indirectly (by improving parenting skills, thereby improving child outcomes). Research has shown that family well-being (FWB) provides a foundation on which to build positive parenting skills, and when children are parented in developmentally appropriate and supportive ways, their well-being and resilience are bolstered. There is new interest in exploring connections from FWB to child well-being, especially for vulnerable children who are at-risk for violence, abuse, or neglect. This paper will examine key components of child well-being and resilience, key components of FWB, risk factors for families, and strategies for promoting FWB as a means of supporting resilience and well-being in children at risk.Child well-being and resilience A child's subjective well-being is a critical indicator of environmental impacts on his/ her development from early childhood through adolescence (Children's Worlds, 2011;

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Moreover, fathers' time with children has been generally increasing, 10,11 with evidence of paternal engagement and responsibility increasing as well. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has encouraged pediatric clinicians to actively support and promote fathers' involvement in their children's care and development. 19 American families, however, are changing.…”

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The Associations Between Socioeconomic Status, Allostatic Load and Measures of Health in Older Taiwanese Persons: Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study

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Goldman

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J. Biosoc. Sci.

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SummaryData from a national representative sample of 1023 elderly and near-elderly Taiwanese were used to explore whether allostatic load is associated with health outcomes and mediates the association between socioeconomic status and health in a non-Western population. The information collected included: demographic characteristics; allostatic load scores; socioeconomic status, measured by education and income; health behaviours; health-related variables, including self-rated health, basic activities of daily living difficulties, instrumental activities of daily living difficulties, and physical activity difficulties. The adjusted prevalent odds ratios of higher allostatic load level were 1·25 (95% CI: 1·00, 1·56) for reporting one level worse in self-rated health and 1·43 (95% CI: 1·14, 1·82) for reporting one more physical activity difficulty. There were significant associations of lower education or less income with worse self-rated health and more difficulties with physical functioning. The associations between education, income and health status are not mediated by the conventional ten-point measure of allostatic load in older Taiwanese adults.

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Low-Income Fathers' Involvement in Their Toddlers' Lives: Biological Fathers From the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study

Cited by 135 publications

References 25 publications

Fathers’ Involvement with their Preschool-age Children: How Fathers Spend Time with Their Children in Different Family Structures

Fathers’ Involvement with their Preschool-age Children: How Fathers Spend Time with Their Children in Different Family Structures

Supportive family contexts: promoting child well-being and resilience

The Associations Between Socioeconomic Status, Allostatic Load and Measures of Health in Older Taiwanese Persons: Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study

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