Author Archives: NFP-master

Early maternal support has been shown to promote specific gene expression, neurogenesis, adaptive stress responses, and larger hippocampal volumes in developing animals. In humans, a relationship between psychosocial factors in early childhood and later amygdala volumes based on prospective data … Continue reading →

Love changes everything. Don’t believe it? Consider two recently published medical studies about young children and how nurturing and supportive parenting can lead to improved physical health and possibly greater intelligence later in life. To read the full article, go … Continue reading →

Click on links below: http://guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/15/fatherhood-fair-aims-restore-sense-family http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Demeaned-Dads_9026649

I lost my dad when he died on Jan. 31, 1999. But I am lucky, both because he was around for almost 42 years of my life and because he had a profound and lasting impact on my life. My … Continue reading →

When Ronald Smith-Yisrael first enrolled in the Talbert House Fatherhood Project in May 2008, he was essentially homeless and trying to find food and shelter for his five children. This month, he’ll be honored as Father of the Year and … Continue reading →

Goodwill believes every child deserves a good dad; a man who actively provides guidance, love and support for the children in his life. Through its Nurturing Fathers program Goodwill helps men develop the skills needed to be successful role models … Continue reading →

   Sunday’s event congratulated dads who completed the 13 week Nurturing Fathers for Life program. A Program designed to keep father’s in their children’s lives. Accomplishing the class led dads to make emotional pledges. Their promise is to take what they … Continue reading →

The PAPAs program is an effort to improve parenting skills among teenagers in the community.  It was created by Good Samaritan Community Service in collaboration with the Children’s Issue Council of the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. … Continue reading →

Mary Stamp The Fig Tree September 25, 2010 Improving the quality of life for children begins with knowing each child’s name and having a relationship with each one, says Freda Gandy, the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Family … Continue reading →