Father involvement and child well‐being

Abstract

Children's development is influenced by the quantity and quality of father involvement (FI) in their care. High levels of FI are associated with significant and highly desirable outcomes for children and families. In order to foster increased positive FI, dissemination of evidence-based knowledge regarding its importance and value is needed. Evidence summarised here suggests that fathers and mothers alike need to be educated about the fact that positive paternal involvement is highly beneficial to children.

Mother-Child and Teacher-Child Relationships and Their Associations with School Adjustment in Pre-school

“…On the other hand, maternal support has been observed to be associated more with academic competence (Martin, Ryan, & Brooks-Gunn, 2010). Moreover, paternal support has been expressed as being most critical in the areas with lower levels of maternal support (Wilson & Prior, 2011). Children's relationships with the father and mother may also have varying impacts on different children due to different parenting styles.…”

Licencias parentales y política social de la paternidad en España

“…En los últimos años las pesquisas sobre la política social de la paternidad han ido ganando terreno en la agenda de investigación social (Cabrera & Peters, 2000;Hobson, 2002;O'Brien, 2004;Marsiglio & Roy, 2012), fruto del interés creciente sobre la institucionalización de los modos de articulación entre familia, Estado de bienestar y mercado laboral y de la constatación de que la implicación paterna en el cuidado de los hijos es un factor clave tanto para lograr una mayor igualdad de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres como para mejorar el nivel de bienestar infantil (Björnberg & Kollind eds, 1996;Fusulier & Marquet, 2007;Wilson & Prior, 2011;Martial, 2012;Flaquer, 2013). En España existe una buena tradición de investigación sobre estas temáticas, que se remonta a años atrás y recientemente se advierte un renovado interés por la cuestión (Meil, 1997(Meil, y 2011Valiente, 1997Valiente, y 2005Alberdi y Escario, 2007;Lapuerta, Baizán & González, 2011;Escobedo, Flaquer & Navarro, 2012;Salazar, 2013).…”

WomenÂ’s Perceptions about Pregnancy and Childbirth and Their Perceived Maternal and Newborn Health Problems in Tigray District, Ethiopia

“…Redshaw and Henderson reported that women were more likely to receive antenatal and postnatal care and less likely to have postnatal problems when their husbands were highly engaged during the pregnancy and childbirth periods [15]. In addition, the father's involvement in childrearing has been found to be associated with children's development and wellbeing [16]. Therefore, Ethiopian women's perception of their spouse's involvement in childbirth and childrearing should be strengthened in order to improve maternal and child health and well-being.…”