An extra 5 hours/week spent in solo father-child learning activity makes as big a difference to child development as having a university-educated father. When a…
The EditorDecember 2018
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Duncan Fisher, Child and Family Blog, UK
I co-founded the Child and Family Blog with the partners, Cambridge University, Princeton University and the Jacobs Foundation. The idea emerged from years of work in the child and family sector making the case for difficult changes on the basis of the evidence of improved child welfare and development. I work from Wales in UK.
Research Articles
A study involving 80 fathers of toddlers found that father child attachment tended to be stronger when fathers spent time caring for their toddler on…
The EditorDecember 2018
The 2006 family law reforms in Australia heralded a shift towards more sharing of care after divorce. Family law reforms that occurred in Australia in…
The EditorNovember 2018
A review of 11 well-designed empirical studies of shared parenting in the context of high parental conflict recommends more attention to supporting parenting quality on…
The EditorOctober 2018
Science can now confirm, albeit cautiously, that the best interests of children are commensurate with a legal presumption of shared parenting after divorce. In the…
The EditorOctober 2018
Do children really benefit from shared parenting after divorce? The experts say yes: over 50 recent studies have demonstrated this. In 2017, 12 global expert…
The EditorOctober 2018
Early child development research shows importance of sustaining father-baby relationships after divorce and separation. Professor Richard A. Warshak, Clinical Professor of Psychology at the University…
The EditorOctober 2018
Mothers and fathers convey gender stereotypes when parenting. Conditioning early childhood by gender has long-term influences on social development. Judi Mesman and Marleen Groeneveld at…
The EditorOctober 2018
