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…
Professor Michael E. LambMay 2019
Articles relating to parents’ work by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.
Research is looking at what impact work has on mothering and fathering. What work patterns most help parents to balance their responsibilities? What gendered attitudes to parents have to work and caring roles?
Governments struggle to support positive, engaged fatherhood. Macroeconomics and political science might help explain what’s delaying policy reform.
Jack O'SullivanDecember 2018
Play with fathers could help bridge cognitive, social and emotional learning gaps among low-income children.
Professor Natasha J. CabreraOctober 2018
Paternity leave is a good start, but well-designed parental leave underpins the sharing of care that boosts early child development.
Professor Philip HwangJuly 2018
Dads can help children's social skills through secure attachment, sensitive play and opportunities in the world.
Professor Ross D. ParkeJuly 2018
Weekdays are OK, but children resent their fathers working nights, weekends and in stressful, inflexible jobs.
Professor Lyndall StrazdinsJuly 2017
If the mother works 41+ hours/week, fathers are 7x more likely to share care than are fathers in families in which the mother does not…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2017
A German study has found that compared to parents of an only daughter, parents of an only son did more paid work.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2017
