a review of 20 years of research on fatherhood, by Charlie Lewis, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University and published in June 2001 by Fathers Direct, NFPI and other parenting charities: ·
Involvement of dads with children aged 7 - 11
predicts success in exams at 16 · Where dads are involved before the age of 11, children are
less likely to have a criminal record by the age of 21 · Pre-schoolers who spend more time playing with their dads are often more sociable when they enter nursery school · Nine out of ten dads attend the birth
Additionally, a significant three - way interaction demonstrated that greater peer attachment security
predicted less bullying
involvement for those with lower parent attachment security (p <.05), but not for those with higher parent attachment security (p >.05).