African American fathers: Myths and realities about their involvement with their firstborn children
An examination of the extent and predictors of parental involvment among young, urban, African-American fathers, using data from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal survey following 1,000 adolescents in 1987-1988 Rochester, New York
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Attitudes toward the employment of mothers of preschoolers: Implications for child care
A discussion of attitudes towards maternal employment, child care and implications on policy
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Caring for infant daughters and sons in dual-earner households: Maternal reports of father involvement in weekday time and tasks
A study of maternal reports of gender differences in weekday father involvement with 12-month-olds in 47 dual earner households utilizing full time infant day care with a focus on father’s time alone with infants, time available to the infant, and participation in care giving tasks
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Changing attitudes toward day care and maternal employment as portrayed in women's magazines: 1977-1990
A discussion of how attitudes about child care and its effects on children changed from positive to increasingly negative in magazines catering to women from 1977 to 1990
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Child care and employment turnover
An analysis of the relationship between maternal employment and child care cost, quality, and availability, focusing on the employment choices of mothers with young children
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Child care costs and women's employment: A comparison of single and married mothers with pre-school-aged children
An analysis of the effects of child care costs on the employment of single and married women with preschool-aged children, using data from the 1991 to 1994 March Current Population Surveys
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Child care demand and labor supply of young mothers over time
A study of maternal employment, child care and fertility decisions over time using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of youth
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Significant male figures' perceptions of child care
Findings from a study of child care practices, needs, opinions, and beliefs among significant male figures in a sample of low- and middle-income families in Minnesota, based on interviews with 18 men, including biological fathers, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, boyfriends, friends of mothers, and other male figures
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Company culture and men's usage of family leave benefits in Sweden
A study of the effects of corporate culture on men’s likelihood of becoming more involved in child care and using family leave benefits in Sweden and the United States
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Cumulative parenting stress across the preschool period: Relations to maternal parenting and child behaviour at age 5
A study of cumulative parenting stress across two domains, life events, and parenting daily challenges, assessed with children 3-5 years old in a sample of 125 children and their mothers
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Determinants of responsibility for child care arrangements among dual-earner couples
An analysis of the human capital and social-structural explanations of men’s and women’s responsibility for child arrangements and household labor
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The differential impact of early father and mother involvement on later student achievement
An exploration of the links between early parental involvement and later student achievement, based on a subsample of 1,474 children and their fathers from the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID-CDS)
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Employed first-time mothers: A typology of maternal responses to integrating parenting and employment
A study of mothers’ feelings about combining motherhood, employment, and child care during their firstborns’ infancy and the quality of mother-infant interactions
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An examination of differences in fathering activities across race and ethnicity
A study of the frequency with which 33 social, cognitive, caregiving, and physical activities occur between fathers and their children, based on the self-reported data collected from 485 African-American, Latino, and European-American fathers and father figures of children from low-income households
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An experimental study of an empowerment-based intervention for African American Head Start fathers
An examination of the effects of Men as Teachers, an empowerment-based intervention program, on African American Head Start fathers' attitudes regarding their ability to teach their preschool children
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Factors associated with fathers' caregiving activities and sensitivity with young children
An analysis of whether father, child and mother sociodemographic characteristics and maternal employment predict father's participation in caregiving activities and the sensitivity of fathers interactions with children, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Low-moderate income couples and the labour market
A study on reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom
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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Reviewing approaches to understanding the links between childcare use and mothers' employment
A study of reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom
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Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement
A study of predictors and mediators associated with paternal involvement in Head Start and Early Head Start activities in a sample of 101 low-income fathers from a rural area of the Midwest United States
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs
A study analyzing fathers' participation in the Early Head Start program using qualitative and quantitative data from 326 Early Head Start fathers whose children were 36 months old
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs: A practitioners study
Results of a study of father involvement in Early Head Start (EHS) programs funded from 1995-1998, conducted in the winter of 1999-2000, based on a survey completed by 261 of 416 eligible programs and four follow-up focus groups conducted with EHS program directors and father involvement coordinators, with recommendations for effective practices
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Father involvement program effects on fathers, father figures, and their Head Start children: A quasi-experimental study
An evaluation of the effects of participation in an early intervention program designed to increase the rate of father participation in their young children's Head Start programs
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Fathers' and young children's literacy experiences
A study of father-child interactions during literacy activities learned at a series of workshops, based on a population 25 dyads of fathers and their 5 year-old children
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Fathers' child care and children's behavior problems: A longitudinal study
A study of the influence of father care on child behavioral problem outcomes, based on a longitudinal study of 600 white, non-Hispanic, two-parent families from the National Survey of Families and Households
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Fathers in Sure Start
An in-depth study that is largely a qualitative account of the extent and nature of men?s and fathers? involvement in selected Sure Start local programs, including strategies to encourage greater father participation, with data collected through national surveys and interviews with select program staff and Sure Start parents
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