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		<title>Strong Fathers as Strong Teachers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 3: The Father’s Role in Education As fathers take on a collaborative role with the school in teaching children, a father’s role can be defined by certain qualities and behaviors associated with being a man and a father. Three key components of a father’s role in the growth and learning of his children include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Fathers as Strong Teachers:</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1-Supporting and Strengthening a Child’s Education The scene is very familiar. Most of us have been in a public school cafeteria with white walls, tile floors, and drab, laminate-covered tables. These cafeterias usually have windows, are flooded with fluorescent lights, and, as if by federal law, have exposed stainless steel somewhere close to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Latest Research Tells Us About Fathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research is clear. Fathers bring something unique and very important to a child&#8217;s development. Tune in as our guest, Dr. Michael Lamb,  explains what the latest studies have now confirmed about the impact of  fathers in a child&#8217;s life.]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Strong Fathers  on his Child’s Education</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study using a national probability sample of 1250 fathers showed that children whose fathers share meals, spend leisure time with them, or help them with reading or homework do significantly better academically than those children whose fathers do not. Cooksey, Elizabeth C. and Michalle M. Fondell . &#8221; Spending Time with His Kids: Effects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Positive Impact of Strong Fathers on Early Childhood Development</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study assessing the level of adaptation of one-year-olds found that, when left with a stranger, children whose fathers were highly involved were less likely to cry, worry, or disrupt play than other one-year-olds whose fathers were less involved. Kotelchuk , M. &#8220;The Infant&#8217;s Relationship to His Father: Experimental Evidence.&#8221; The Role of the Father [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Things Strong Fathers Can Do</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, we have put together a list of ten things that fathers (and mothers) can do to keep their kids away from drugs and alcohol. These ten things are actually just solid parenting tips that keep kids safe and make them a stronger kid. You can download this list here or you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads Need to PLAY!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article on MSNBC is telling the world what fatherhood professionals and most fathers know already. Dads need to play with kids because they play differently. When dads play with their kids they are TEACHING. Many folks will say that dads just play with the kids and are not parenting them all the time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Strong Fathers on Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research is very clear, when fathers are involved with their kids then their kids are less likely to be involved with drugs and alcohol. Fatherless children are at a dramatically greater risk of drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, suicide, poor educational performance, teen pregnancy, and criminality. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Handouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get asked from time to time about some of the resources we provide for schools and Head Starts. Here are materials for both staff and fathers. Here are a few feel free to pass them around and pass them out. FOR PRACTITIONERS Working on Mars-Effectively Working with Fathers Working with Fathers Effectively in Early [...]]]></description>
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