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Jean Marie Rukundo and his wife, Theodosie Uwambajimana, with their 2-year-old daughter. They've nicknamed her "Rwamrec," the acronym for a resource center in Rwanda that taught Rukundo how to step up his game as a spouse and father. When he came with his

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Men Teaching Men To Be Better Husbands And Dads

4:45pm June 15, 2018

by Amy Yee

An experimental program in Rwanda tried to teach men to do more chores, listen to their wife instead of bossing her around and get involved in raising the kids. Did it work?

College-educated new dads are more likely to be older, with an average age of 33.

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Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

9:51am August 31, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The average age for fathers of newborns in the U.S. has risen from 27.4 years back in 1972 to 30.9 years now. And if the baby's dad has a college degree, he's likely to be even older.

Social support networks can help mothers of teenagers navigate through difficulties and maintain closeness with their children.

Moms Need Social Support, And Not Just In The Baby Years

5:00am July 15, 2017

by Juli Fraga

Social support networks can help mothers of teenagers navigate through difficulties and maintain closeness with their children, researchers have found.

Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids

6:04am June 18, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.

Giving dads a task — in this case, reading — seemed to suit them better than the kind of parenting classes favored by moms.

How To Get Dads To A Parenting Class? Ask Them To Read To Their Kid

2:54pm January 23, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

In a world of mom-focused parenting classes, this class got low-income Latino dads engaged by focusing on a tangible skill: reading to their preschoolers. It ended up helping dads and kids alike.