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	Appreciating How Fathers Give Children a Head Start Building Building Block 1 Building Blocks for Father Involvement
	Father involvement has a unique impact on children's outcomes, including cognitive development, achievement, math and reading scores, as well as behavior. Father involvement coordinators, parent involvement specialists, and other staff members who work with families can find this guidebook and video useful as it provides insight into why fathers are important in their children's lives. Many studies conclude that children with highly involved fathers, in relation to children with less involved fathers, tend to be more cognitively and socially competent. To view video, get Flash here.   To read PDF files, get here.           000041-Building Blocks for Father Involvement Volume 1 revised-2004 Read the Transcript [PDF, 32KB]  | Right-click to download [mp4]   Corresponding PDF: Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start [PDF, 1.3MB] Other Videos in the Series: First Thoughts on Getting Fathers Involved in Head Start Building A Foundation To Work with Fathers Planning for Success Bringing A Fatherhood Program to Life Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start: Building Block 1. Building Blocks for Father Involvement. HHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2004. English. Streaming Video. 00:12:04.