1. "What Works" in Fatherhood Programs?
2. What is the crucial determinant of the dad’s impact on a child’s development, and adjustment?
3. What are these examples intended to illustrate the kinds of fathers’ involvement programs that are working in schools, childcare centers and communities?

Answers:

A. The closeness of the father-child relationship.
B.  Buhrer Elementary School; Cane Run Elementary School; R.E.A.D. to Kids--Reconnecting Education and Dads; Kindering Center; Advance Child and Family Development Program; Mary Hooker Elementary School Family Resource Center; Pinellas County Head Start’s Accepting the Leadership Challenge; Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center; Florence S. Brown Pre-K Program; Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc. Head Start; Parents as Teachers; Hueco Elementary School; Roosevelt High School; and The Illinois Fatherhood Initiative (IFI).have a lasting and positive impact.
C. Incorporate teaching methods and materials that are culturally appropriate for fathers and populations being served; Select teachers and facilitators who believe in the program being implemented and provide them with relevant training and coaching; Effective programs have a high staff-participant ration. Target curricula and set clear goals to be achieved by the program; Use theory-based approaches that have been effective in influencing parenting behaviors in other contexts; Employ a variety of teaching methods designed to focus on fathers as individuals and, in doing so, personalize the information; Allow sufficient time to complete important core program activities; Have staff who engage in one-on-one relationships with fathers; Provide incentives to engage fathers and families; and Replicate curricula with fidelity.