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 Mothers and fathers play different roles and make different contributions to a child's upbringing, but a father's influence upon a child's academic success later in life is felt the most when he's involved from the very beginning, says a University of Illinois expert in early childhood education.While a mother's involvement in school was found to be positively related to a child's academic achievement, a father's involvement was found to be negatively related to later student achievement,...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Family service agencies are missing huge opportunities to help children by focusing only on mothers and ignoring fathers, according to a groundbreaking study by some of the nation's top family and child development researchers. The scientific study, which is being published today in the Journal of Marriage and the Family, found that when mothers and fathers enrolled together in 16-week sessions to work on their relationships as parents and partners,...

When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of parent involvement on student achievement."If we want fathers to be involved in school, we need to focus on men building close, loving relationships with their children in the preschool years. When fathers do this, they're writing a script that says they're...

PSA Features President Obama Encouraging Fathers to 'Take time to be a dad today' www.fatherhood.gov. NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Father's Day weekend, the Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced a new public service campaign today promoting fatherhood that features a PSA by President Obama. The campaign, sponsored by the Department's Administration for Children and Families and the Advertising Council, can be found at...

Dads need praise more than presents KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey says that Dad isn't giving himself as much credit as moms think he should. The survey by Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS), an integrated brand experience firm with a practice area focused on marketing to men, asked 150 fathers and 150 mothers across the country about their perceptions of fatherhood. The results revealed that moms are significantly more likely to "strongly agree" that their husbands...

BEIJING, June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- LightInTheBox.com (http://www.LightInTheBox.com ) has announced its 2009 Father's Day gift range with a difference. While many online shoppers will be on Amazon and eBay desperately shopping for last minute gift ideas for June 21, LightInTheBox.com is inviting dads to come and treat themselves on Sunday. Their specially selected range of cell phones, sports gear, and auto gadgets has been rigorously tested to be 100% "dad-compatible."...

- Senior Career Adviser and Father of Two Offers Tips for a Better Work/Life Balance - CHICAGO, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As working fathers face increased financial pressure, fewer are willing to give up the traditional breadwinner role. Thirty-one percent of working dads said they would leave their jobs if their spouse or significant other's income could comfortably support the entire family, down from 37 percent in 2008 and 49 percent in 2005. The CareerBuilder survey, "Working Dads...

A new study shows that teenagers whose fathers are more involved in their lives are less likely to engage in risky sexual activities such as unprotected intercourse.According to an MSNBC report, the researchers found that the more attentive the dad "” and the more he knows about his teenage child's friends "” the bigger the impact on the teen's sexual behavior. The study even suggests that while an involved mother can also help stave off a teen's sexual activity, dads have twice the...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Scrambling for last minute Father's Day gifts for new dads or dads-to-be? Two entertaining parenting DVDs just for dads, "Being Dad: Inspiration and Information for Dads-to-Be" and "Being Dad 2: Bringing the Baby Home," provide answers to what to expect when she's expecting, when the baby comes home, and throughout the toddler years. "My husband learned more by watching the 'Being Dad' DVDs than he did the entire time I was reciting to him...

 Many women now have the option of having a genetic test to determine their cancer risk. Now, a new study shows mothers who share their test results with their children are more satisfied with their decision that those who don't.Researchers from the Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center interviewed 221 mothers and 124 co-parents (who were primarily fathers) prior to the mother's genetic test for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. These genes are responsible for a majority of inherited...