The Father Factor Blog

What’s your attitude toward stay-at-home dads? Do you view them positively or negatively? No matter your attitude, you’re undoubtedly aware that more dads than ever have made this...

We came across this article on parenting styles that is valuable for anyone working with fathers and families. The content can be integrated into one-on-one meetings, case management...

The “Success Sequence,” formula involves three steps for young adults: get at least a high school education work full time and marry before having children. However, some critics...

Can you articulate how your organization influences dads to improve their fathering skills? If not, then a logic model is what you need. A logic model maps the specific resources and...

Do you work or want to work with incarcerated dads?If so, two recently-released studies can inform that work. Combined these studies provide an in-depth look at parenting programs in...

This article is written by Francis Y. Spencer and was originally published at The Advocate. It is republished here with permission. Confined father Willie Sanders III wrote a letter full...

“Habits may be the smallest units of transformation, but they’re also the most fundamental. They are the first concentric circles of change that will spiral out. Think about it.” ~ BJ...

Do you know why the role of a father or father figure is so important in a child's life? Recently Sandy Munoz of The CHI Podcast, CEO of The Children’s Healing Institute, a non-profit...

Every so often, we like to shine a spotlight on a partner organization that uses National Fatherhood Initiative’s® (NFI’s) evidence-based 24/7 Dad® program as part of a larger...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently, you’re aware of the sea change between men and women entering and graduating college. Consider these facts from the Pew Research Center:...

I have two related questions for you about your work with dads? Have you experienced burnout? Are you process-oriented or goal-oriented? If you’ve experienced burnout in your work with...

This article is written by Mike P. Taylor and was originally published at the Dad Well Done. It is republished here with permission. Parenting in America has drastically changed in the...

Have you ever wondered what the organizations that received federal funding to implement responsible fatherhood (RF) programs did with those funds?Wonder no more. The Office of Family...

In a recent discussion I had with an InsideOut Dad® facilitator, he made a point that many dads complain – sometimes bitterly – about the mother of their children. This is not the first...

If someone asked you what’s the “secret sauce” of fatherhood groups, what would you tell them? Before you continue to read this post, take a moment to reflect on that question. Write down...

A new, independent, third-party evaluation of the evidence-based 24/7 Dad® program of National Fatherhood Initiative®(NFI) shows that it improves dads’ confidence in their ability to...

We should start referring to blended families as blending families. The tense of this word means everything because – in my experience as a stepdad – our family will never be fully...

This article was originally published by the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and is republished here with permission. Special note to organizations and fatherhood practitioners...