Read through the report on the role of fathers in the healthy development of children and answer the questions that follow. The report is located at this web site at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was written by Jeffrey Rosenberg and Bradford Wilcox of the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, U.S. Children’s Bureau. Using the report as a reference, briefly summarize how fathers impact their child’s well-being (including maltreatment). Answer the following questions: How do fathers compare to mothers with respect to perpetrating child maltreatment? What are the qualities of effective fathering, according to the report? Finally, briefly summarize one of the examples of fatherhood programs provided in the report and indicate what you feel is it’s most important limitation.
