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June 17, 2002

Father/Male Involvement in Early Childhood Programs

Brent A. McBride
Associate Professor of Human Development and Director of the Child Development Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

As educators explore the topic of father/male involvement in early childhood programs, several controversial questions emerge: “What role, if any, should fathers/men play in early childhood programs?” “Are there really any benefits that can be gained from encouraging father involvement in early childhood programs?” “Why have fathers/men been less involved in early childhood than women/mothers?” “What are the chief obstacles to their involvement?” This Chat addresses these and related issues and discusses what parents and teachers can do to encourage father/male involvement in early childhood programs.

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