Building Blocks for Father Involvement: Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start

Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start
Building Blocks for Father Involvement



Father involvement has a unique impact on children's outcomes, including cognitive development, achievement, math and reading scores, as well as behavior. Father involvement coordinators, parent involvement specialists, and other staff members who work with families can find this guidebook and video useful as it provides insight into why fathers are important in their children's lives. Many studies conclude that children with highly involved fathers, in relation to children with less involved fathers, tend to be more cognitively and socially competent. To read PDF files, get here. To view this file, get free RealPlayer software here:

Building Blocks for Father Involvement: Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start Please select the play button below to view the video. Corresponding PDF: Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start Other videos in the series: First Thoughts on Getting Fathers Involved in Head Start Building A Foundation To Work with Fathers Planning for Success Bringing A Fatherhood Program to Life

Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start. Building Blocks for Father Involvement. Building Block 1. DHHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2004. English. Streaming Video. 00:12:04