The Global Fatherhood Charter was drafted in consultation with 21 leading child development researchers across the world in 2019, to help all those supporting fatherhood…
Michael E. LambMay 2019
Fatherhood is an important influence in early childhood development. There is a wealth of evidence from research about the role of the father in child development, reaching back 40 years. This page is the beginning of a project to bring fatherhood research to the attention of parents, of early childhood development practitioners and of policy makers throughout the world, so that they are able to use it to improve child development outcomes.
A parental support program in Pakistan that excludes fathers nevertheless influences their parenting for the better, which in turn improves parenting by mothers and child…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
Research into the neuroscience and biology of fatherhood has concluded that the idea that women are “primary caregivers”, solely responsible for nurture and care, limits…
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2019
How empathy is developed in toddlers is important for later social development in children – greater empathy in toddlerhood is linked to later popularity, friendship…
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2019
Reduced parenting time with fathers after divorce damages emotional security in children. Increased time mitigates negative impacts of conflict.
Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2018
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…
Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2018
Governments struggle to support positive, engaged fatherhood. Macroeconomics and political science might help explain what’s delaying policy reform.
Jack O'SullivanDecember 2018
Child development research explains why the loss of a parent-child relationship during divorce is so excruciatingly painful for a child.
Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2018
