Father Fact

A study of 1330 children from the PSID showed that fathers who are involved on a personal level with their child schooling increases the likelihood of their child's achievement. When fathers assume a positive role in their child's education, students feel a positive impact.
Source: McBride, Brent A., Sarah K. Schoppe-Sullivan, and Moon-Ho Ho. "The mediating role of fathers' school involvement on student achievement." Applied Developmental Psychology 26 (2005): 201-216.

 
Practitioner Resources

STATE RESOURCES

WEBSITES

Great Start
http://www.migreatparents.org/
What’s happening in your county? This site contains a clickable interactive map of Michigan to view resources available for families with children 0-5 in your county.

Michigan Department of Human Services
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
The Department of Human Services (DHS) is Michigan's public assistance, child and family welfare agency. DHS directs the operations of public assistance and service programs through a network of over 100 county department of human service offices around the state.

Voices for Michigan’s Children
http://www.michiganschildren.org/
Michigan's Children is a statewide, independent voice for children and their families. We work with lawmakers, business leaders, and communities to make Michigan a place where all children have the opportunity to thrive.

NATIONAL RESOURCES

ARTICLES

“What Works" In Fatherhood Programs? Ten Lessons From Evidence-Based Practice
By Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew, Ph.D., Allison Horowitz, B.A., & Allison Metz, Ph.D.
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) Practice Briefs

WEBSITES

Federal Office of Head Start
http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/
Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.

Noodle Soup of Weingart Design
http://www.noodlesoup.com/
Noodle Soup is a graphic design studio that writes, illustrates and produces low literacy materials for prenatal education, postpartum, breastfeeding promotion, infant immunization, early childhood development and the encouragement of good parenting skills. We are committed to bright, colorful, reader-friendly pieces that teach and engage. We specialize in low-literacy, low cost, well illustrated and easy to read materials that inspire pregnant women or parents to do their best for their child.

Promising Practices Network
http://www.promisingpractices.net/kidscount/
PPN is dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families. The site features summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children.

Research and Training Center Portland State University
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
Making Child Care Work for Families of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University. The Center is dedicated to promoting effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation – KIDS COUNT News
http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/KIDSCOUNT.aspx
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.

National Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org/"
The mission of the National Fatherhood Initiative is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.

The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
http://www.fragilefamilies.princeton.edu/
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is following a cohort of nearly 5,000 children born in large U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000 (roughly three-quarters of whom were born to unmarried parents).

The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study - Research Briefs
http://www.fragilefamilies.princeton.edu/ffbriefs.asp
Research Briefs - Short summaries highlighting recent research findings and suggest policy implications on issues related to child well-being and the social and economic circumstances faced by unwed parents.

Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/
The Child & Family WebGuide describes trustworthy websites on topics of interest to parents and professionals. All the sites listed on the WebGuide have been systematically evaluated by graduate students and faculty in child development.

United States Department of Health & Human Services
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/
Federal Resource Website for Promoting Responsible Fatherhood. The principal implication for fathering programs is that these programs should involve a wide range of interventions, reflecting the multiple domains of responsible fathering, the varied residential and marital circumstances of fathers, and the array of personal, relational, and ecological factors that influence men as fathers.