Father Involvement —
Building Strong Programs for
Strong Families

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Head Start’s Fatherhood Focus

Head Start’s Commitment to Fathers

The Building Blocks for Successful Father Involvement in Head Start

APPRECIATING HOW FATHERS GIVE CHILDREN A HEAD START

Fathering Infants

Did You Know This About Fathers?

A Single Father’s Story

Fathers and Discipline

Research Facts: Dads and Children's Literacy

FIRST THOUGHTS ON INVOLVING DADS

The Role of Fathers in Head Start

How Can Head Start Staff Support Fatherhood Efforts?

Father-Friendly Environmental Assessment

BUILDING A FATHERHOOD FOUNDATION

Father Involvement in Early Head Start: The Practitioners Study

Lessons from the Early Head Start Fatherhood Demonstration Projects

Healthy Marriage Matters to ACF

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Head Start Fathers

Father Poetry: AIM

Why is a Family Story Book Important?

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

Action for Boston Community Development — A Variety of Approaches

Compu-dads in Texas — Building Computers and Father Involvement

Family Star Montessori — Where the Fathers Build It and the Fathers Come

Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. — A Male Involvement Program

Red Cliff Band — An Innovative Fatherhood Initiative

A Caribbean Experience — Parent Involvement and the 21st Century Exploring Parenting Program

IMPLEMENTING A FATHERHOOD PROGRAM

Literacy Starts with the Family... And That Means Dads Too

Using Children's Books with Dads

My Story

Become a Child's Hero Today — Stop Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke!

National Men's Health Week Celebrates 10th Anniversary

RESOURCES

PULL-OUT: Tips for Creating a Family Story Book

PULL-OUT: Consejos para Crear un Libro de Historias Familiares

Resources

Webliography

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Human Services.

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Head Start Bulletin
Head Start Father Involvement
Issue No. 77

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