All dads matter

It is also evident that involvement when policy developers and program providers respect and seek to understand the character and dynamics of the communities they serve, they are better policy and equipped to contribute to the development of socially inclusive father/parent program involvement policy and program initiatives. [...] Along with paying critical attention to the social processes and structures that shape social policies and programs, it is equally important that those involved in the study, development and delivery of father/parent involvement initiatives in Canada take into account the factors that contribute to the perspectives and experiences people 1 As discussed in more detail below, the use of the term fat [...] The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey explores many dimensions of work and family life among diverse populations in Australia, including relationships and parenting, as well as personal attitudes, health and subjective well-being.10 The Growing Up in Australia project is part of a longitudinal study of Australian children, and includes examination of the impacts and [...] Indeed, ongoing change in support of a wide variety of fatherhood involvement initiatives in this and other countries is engendered in part by the global development of a much more generous and varied ethno-cultural understanding of what fatherhood means and how men from different backgrounds and in diverse circumstances actually experience and behave in relation to their children. [...] The Social and Political Context of Father Involvement Policies and Programs Developments in Canada that continue to hinder support for social programming in general and father involvement initiatives in particular emerged during the mid-1990s with the introduction of the Canadian Health and Social Transfer (Vanier Institute of the Family, 2006).