Engaging Fathers

In the article Engaging Fathers in Parenting Intervention Improves Outcomes for Both Kids and Fathers, written by Anil Chacko at the New York University, readers can learn that fathers that engage with their children benefit just as greatly as the children do. After fathers that were low income and mostly Spanish speaking, entered into a reading program with their children, the benefits were visible for both parties involved. In a study hosted by the NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the hopes that education and families can be altered for the better held main motivation to see what works and how to improve current involvement of fathers. During the investigation Anil Chacko, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at NYU, and his team conducted a study called Fathers Supporting Success in Preschoolers which processed data though having fathers read to their children and involving the children with verbal cues. To prepare children for school, families must participate as much as possible as seen in
Because of the fact that fathers would be given involvement credit as attending the program, the numbers and motivation to stay in the research was higher. Fathers watched videos and became educated on the best ways to read to their children and what not to do. Past programs failed because of the way the focus was on poor parenting and lacking households, but this study succeeded because they focused on helping both parent and child as well as giving a positive skill building opportunity. This is understandable because if a person is in a situation going into it with a mentality of failure, obviously that will be the feeling overall. Whereas, where they are striving to learn something and better the family, there is a reason and driving force leading them to