It Takes Two to Tango: Defining the Role of Fathers - an issue brief from the National Healthy Start Association

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Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of the Coparenting Relationship with their Child's Father: A Function of Attachment Security and Trust - by Arielle H Sheftall, Sarah J Shoppe-Sullivan, and Ted G Futris, Journal of Family Issues, 2010. Results of study show that mothers with lower attachment avoidance had more trust for their child's father and also had coparenting relationships characterized by less conflict and a stronger parenting alliance.

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How Teen Fathers Matter for Children - by Stephanie Mollborn and Peter J. Lovegrove, Journal of Family Issues, 2010. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort, the authors investigate how teenage fathers matter for children.

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Racial Disparities in Mens Health and the Transition to Marriage Among Unmarried Fathers - by Haldane, Mincy and Miller, Journal of Family Issues, 2010. Article finds that serious health issues are reduced among young men that transition to marriage, particularly when they marry a woman with health insurance 

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Preadolescent Violence Among Girls - by Wanda Boyer; Journal of Youth and Society, 2009.  An excellent article on girl to girl violence that will be helpful to fathers with daughters.

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Just Doing What They Gotta Do: Single Black Custodial Fathers Coping With the Stresses and Reaping the Rewards of Parenting - by Roberta L. Coles; Journal of Family Issues, 2009

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Depressive Symptoms in African American Nonresident Fathers and Involvement with their Sons- by

R. Neal Davis, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Sarah J. Clark and Matthew M. Davis; Journal of Pediatrics, 2009