Governments struggle to support positive, engaged fatherhood. Macroeconomics and political science might help explain what’s delaying policy reform. Fatherhood is central to raising children well.…
Jack O'SullivanDecember 2018
Paternity leave is a good start to fatherhood, but well-designed parental leave underpins the sharing of care that boosts early childhood development. Coparenting is arguably…
Professor Philip HwangJuly 2018
Dads can provide secure attachment, sensitive play and opportunities in the world that support children’s social and emotional learning. Fathers are vital for development of…
Professor Ross D. ParkeJuly 2018
Weekdays are OK, but children resent their fathers working nights, weekends and in stressful, inflexible jobs. Fathers struggle to strike a work-family balance. According to…
Professor Lyndall StrazdinsJuly 2017
Research by a team at the University of Manchester demonstrates that a mother’s working hours are overwhelmingly the biggest influence on whether British fathers of…
The EditorApril 2017
A German study has found that compared to parents of an only daughter, parents of an only son did more paid work. The difference was…
The EditorFebruary 2017
Fathers become fully independent caregivers and take more responsibility for household tasks if they parent solo during parental leave when their spouse returns to work.…
Child and Family Blog EditorFebruary 2017
In countries with high levels of generalized trust, fertility rates are higher. Low levels of trust appear to restrict fertility and affect the gendered division…
The EditorFebruary 2017
