"...when it comes to the school success of Virginia’s kids, there is not so much a racial divide as there is a father divide." Brad Wilcox & Maria Baer: ifstudies.org/blog/the-fathe…

Having an engaged dad at home has a positive impact on a child’s entire life, while an absent or disengaged dad can be disastrous for a child.  ifstudies.org/blog/the-fathe…

The importance of fatherhood in Virginia, the great relationship reset, and more Friday Five via billcoffin ifstudies.org/blog/friday-fi…

Friday Five: New report Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids: The Importance of Fatherhood in Virginia nationalmarriageproject.org/sites/g/files/… Brad Wilcox Hampton University UVA

Of Note: The Great Relationship Reset: What 5,000 singles taught us about connection singlesinamerica.com

Friday Five: Beyond tax credits: A path to meaningful paid family leave brookings.edu/articles/beyon…

Beyond tax credits, what experts think about "Trump accounts," and more Friday Five via billcoffin ifstudies.org/blog/friday-fi…

Friday Five: What experts think about the $1,000 'Trump accounts' for babies pbs.org/newshour/polit…

Friday Five: The Role of Relationship Education in Strengthening Attachment: Findings from the ELEVATE Programhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10664807251346974

"Fatherhood is a load-bearing wall—for healthy families, flourishing kids and for strong communities. States have a vital role to play in creating father-friendly policies, as we show in this report." Richard V. Reeves from the new National Marriage Project and Hampton University

“Better boys: The difference good dads make” washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer… My latest w/ Linda Malone-Colon in Washington Examiner

Summer is a Great Time For a Return to Slow Reading ifstudies.org/blog/summer-is… Dixie Dillon Lane

Not only are children not learning to read well, but their parents and grandparents are reading less and less. ifstudies.org/blog/summer-is… Dixie Dillon Lane

Of Note: Fathers play crucial role for daughters’ mental health, sons’ school behavior, study finds foxnews.com/media/fathers-… #FoxNews Brad Wilcox

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Children need their parents to read in a leisurely way, both to encourage the children to read and to make the parents less frenetic beings. ifstudies.org/blog/summer-is… Dixie Dillon Lane

Of Note: Why do I find myself fighting the urge to meticulously craft an unforgettable summer for my own children? And why is my focus so often diverted to travel websites, theme-park reels, and listicles like “137 Ways to Have an EPIC Summer with Your Kids”?

Of Note: Fewer High Schoolers Say They’ve Had Sex childtrends.org/publications/f… via Child Trends

I could almost fall down crying with gratitude for every successful session of slow reading. ifstudies.org/blog/summer-is… Dixie Dillon Lane

Of Note: No amount of marijuana is safe for teens thehill.com/opinion/health… Naomi Schaefer Riley