The attempt is likely to lead to role confusion. Father involvement also plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the older child's intellectual, emotional, and social development. Father involvement is related to improved quantitative and verbal skills, improved problem solving ability, and enhanced academic achievement in their children. Father presence has been found in several studies to determine proficiency in mathematics in their daughters. The conclusions from a large body of existing research are inescapable.
Fathers are far more than just 'second adults' in the home.
Involved fathers bring positive benefits to their children that no other person is as likely to bring. We have a web page that has important information about agency activities, announcements and past newsletters posted on it. In recent months, we have heard from people in upstate New York, New Orleans, Utah, Connecticut and Colorado. The first draft of our Male Involvement Curriculum has been developed and has been sent to about 10 faculty in various community colleges for field testing this fall and winter. We are awaiting their feedback to make revisions and refinements in the curriculum and to include the latest research findings.