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Original drawing of a mother peaking from behind a curtain to find her son in front of the fireplace; his father is inside the fireplace and hanging upside down.

Mexican American Pete Solano, father of Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses near an automobile in his back yard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.

"The current study used data from the first phase of the NICHD-SECCYD study, which was collected from birth to age three. These data were collected from 1991 to 1995. The current study utilized a time-lagged, multilevel model to examine the association between increases in maternal relative earnings and subsequent increases in father responsibility for routine childcare tasks over time. Both maternal emotional intimacy and parenting stress were examined as potential moderating effects. The sample included married and cohabitating families. The central constructs for this study were measured at the 6, 15, 24, and 36-month time points, with fathers reporting on their own responsibility for routine childcare tasks and with mothers reporting on their own and their husband's earnings, their perceptions of emotional intimacy, and their own parenting stress. Results indicated that maternal relative earnings were positively associated with subsequent father responsibility for routine childcare tasks. Although emotional intimacy did not moderate this association, the association between maternal relative earnings and father responsibility for routine childcare tasks was stronger as parenting stress decreased. These findings may have applied implications for intervention programs."--Abstract from author supplied metadata

This qualitative, collective case study explored how men perceive fears of childbirth and level of preparedness to become fathers. An additional purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of expectant and new fathers with regard to how the Boot Camp for New Dads (BCND) program helped them to alleviate pregnancy fears and develop preparedness to become a parent. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted after the participants completed a three-hour boot camp for the BCND program. Additionally, participants completed the Kessler-6, a short questionnaire designed to glean their perspectives of fears after the childbirth. The data analysis revealed five major themes. Four of the themes were in regard to expectant father pregnancy fears, and the other theme was related to expectant fathers' perceptions of how the BCND program helped them cope with fears. After coding and categorical aggregation were completed, the following three pregnancy fear themes were made clear: Am I prepared for fatherhood?, Will mom and baby be in good health?, I am not alone Will I ever get my wife back? The perceived value of the Boot Camp for New Dads program could be summarized by the following theme: If the veteran fathers can do it, so can I.

"This qualitative study examines the experiences and perceptions of fathers of young children with hearing loss. The investigation describes fathers' experiences with the identification of hearing loss, diagnosis of hearing loss, receipt of early intervention services, and transition to as well as experiences within school services. Using phenomenological methods, a total of 18 interviews were conducted with six fathers of children with hearing loss. All participants were married middle class fathers of multiple children with at least one child who had hearing loss who utilized assistive listening technology to develop spoken language as their primary form of communication. The major research question that guided the research was how do fathers of young children with hearing loss experience fatherhood? Findings reveal that fathers of children with hearing loss utilize the role model of their own father as they conceptualize their own fatherhood identity. They seek to be fathers who are involved with their children in similar ways to those of their own fathers and to improve on their fathers' involvement where possible. Fathers prioritize their involvement in their children's lives and strive to be an active co-parent. Fathers desire to provide their children with hearing loss with opportunities to have a successful future. The fathers of children with hearing loss included in this study viewed the use of cochlear implants and hearing aids to access and develop spoken language as their children's primary mode of communication as an opportunity for their children to have successful futures. Given their children's perceived successful outcomes in communicating through spoken language, fathers depicted the concept of wellness -in-the -foreground perspective of their children, thus viewing them from a non-deficit perspective. Fathers reflected that their concept of disability had shifted over time to become less deficit based to that of highlighting individual accomplishments in meeting challenges posed by a disability."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.