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Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too
Jul 31, 2008 |
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A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examin ...
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When Mom Dates, Dad Stops Visiting His Kids
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 03, 2009 |
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New research from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that children born outside of marriage are less likely to be visited by their father when the mother is involved in a new romantic relationship. Many children born out ...
Fathers need their children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Single fathers should never be prevented from seeing their children. Even in the toughest family conflicts, interaction should always continue between father and child according to sociologist Germain Dulac, a researcher ...
How far does the apple fall from the tree?
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Australians have a greater chance of rising up the income ladder over generations than Americans do, according to new research from The Australian National University.
What happens when dad looks after the kids?
Nov 23, 2007 |
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According to new research from the University of Bristol, some fathers do not provide their young sons with the same quality of intellectual stimulation as mothers do. Boys who spend at least 15 hours a week in their father’s ...
Family type has less-than-expected impact on parental involvement
Aug 03, 2008 |
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Children in step-families and in other non-traditional families get just as much quality time with their parents as those in traditional families, with only a few exceptions, according to research to be presented at the annual ...
Teenage fathers are more likely to have babies affected by birth problems
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery, according to new research published ...
Children who have an active father figure have fewer psychological and behavioral problems
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Active father figures have a key role to play in reducing behaviour problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to a review published in the February issue of Acta Paediatrica.
Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Children of older fathers perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Children of older fathers perform less well in a range of cognitive tests during infancy and early childhood, according to a study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine. In contrast, the study finds ...
Study: When a violent marriage ends, is co-parenting possible?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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When a marriage that has included violence ends, is co-parenting possible? It depends on whether intimate terrorism or situational violence was involved, says a new University of Illinois study published in Family Relations.
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