Book contents
- How Fathers Help their Children Develop
- How Fathers Help their Children Develop
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1Contemporary Fathers and Their Children in the US
- 2The Role of Fathers in Child Development
- 3The Money Story
- 4The Love Story
- 5Why Does Money Matter for Children’s Development?
- 6How Does Parental Money and Love and Children’s Own Contributions Matter for Children’s Development?
- 7Policies and Programs Implicated by Our Findings
- 8Implications for Policy and Program Change
- Methodological Appendices
- References
- Index
3 - The Money Story
Fathers’ Financial Contributions and Children’s Development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2026
Book contents
- How Fathers Help their Children Develop
- How Fathers Help their Children Develop
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1Contemporary Fathers and Their Children in the US
- 2The Role of Fathers in Child Development
- 3The Money Story
- 4The Love Story
- 5Why Does Money Matter for Children’s Development?
- 6How Does Parental Money and Love and Children’s Own Contributions Matter for Children’s Development?
- 7Policies and Programs Implicated by Our Findings
- 8Implications for Policy and Program Change
- Methodological Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes what we know about residents’ and nonresident fathers’ financial contribution to their children’s development First, we describe and discuss what we mean by the “money story” and how it has been conceptualized and measured in research. Second, we describe studies that examine the “money story” and pay particular attention to studies that have examined the mechanisms through which money matters and discuss limitations of this research. We close the chapter laying out limitations and conclusions regarding implications of this research for policy and practice.
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- How Fathers Help their Children DevelopMoney and Love, pp. 36 - 53Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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