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Zippy video puppy mentor
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Puppy pedagogy

This week’s Zippy video is about mentoring and, best of all, it’s from our adorable animal department. Enjoy!

Zippy father daughter
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Life with a single father

This heartwarming short film from Singapore, titled "Family," portrays a father's love for his daughter. It’s not to be missed. 

I Want to Make Friends
from Current Issue: CFLE Network Fall 2012

Book Review: "I Want to Make Friends"

Reviewed by Glen Palm, Ph.D., CFLE

I Want to Make Friends combines a children’s picture book story with a focused parenting manual for guiding social skill development in young children ages 3-6. The story is engaging for the young child and teaches both the child and parent about effective strategies for interacting with peers and forming friendships. It is a good example of a children’s book that addresses both the child and adult audience and their different needs.

Black Fathers: An Invisible Presence in America
from Current Issue: CFLE Network Fall 2012

Book Review: "Black Fathers: An Invisible Presence in America"

Reviewed by Eva M. Starner, Ph.D., CFLE

This second edition of Black Fathers built upon and continued the tradition of the first edition by looking into the soul of Black America and seeing the integral role that the Black father plays. 

for Members ONLY

Co-parenting and Computer-mediated Communication: Methodological Techniques - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Measuring Co-parenting With Time Diary Methodology ; Couple Observational Coding of Computer-mediated Communication

for Members ONLY

Divorce, Co-parenting, and Repartnering - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Divorced Mothers’ Co-parental Boundary Maintenance After Parents Re-partner ; Post-divorce Co-parenting: What is Working? ; Implications for Children of Parenting by New Partners After Divorce

for Members and CFLEs ONLY

A Review of "Children's Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping"

A review of Children's Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping. The book is an excellent resource for caregivers, including professionals, parents, family and friends “who seek to help children as they attempt to cope with death-related issues.” The book includes five sections focusing on developmental characteristics of children and adolescents, ethical considerations, death, bereavement and intervention and includes an annotated appendix with other twenty pages of books to be read by or with children.

Allen Kim
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Distant immigrant patriarch to expressive dad: Father school as gender boot camp

by Allen J. Kim, doctoral candidate, Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine

Across the United States and worldwide, a growing number of men are actively searching for the answer to the fundamental question: What does it mean to be a father today? Father School is a South Korean-inspired men’s movement that has been at the forefront of mobilizing immigrant and nonimmigrant fathers to become actively involved in their families.

Rob Palkovitz
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Fathers and spirituality: Faithfully fathering for life

by Rob Palkovitz, Ph.D., professor, Human Development and Family Studies

Through meetings and individual discussions with various teens, it became clear that everyday interactions with family members had significant influence in informing teens’ emerging faith and in influencing the centrality of their spirituality in comparison to other emerging developments.

U.S. Dept. of Education: Tips for Adults on How to Talk with Children about Connecticut School Shooting