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Why don't fathers attend parent education programs?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Thelma M. Paull
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Abstract

This article discusses the lack of attendance of fathers at parent education programs from both gender and personality perspectives. Some suggestions are made that may guide decisions so that father participation rates can be increased.

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Children Australia , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , 2004, pp. 12 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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