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A Father's Place: The Importance of Male Involvement in Early Childhood Development, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association

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1.  Which three things do fathers need to be provided with to be fully engaged in their children's lives?
  1. Resources, opportunity, funding
  2. Expectation, opportunity, encouragement
  3. Funding, permission, encouragement
  4. Legal, access, expectation
2.  What three primary roles have fathers played in most studied cultures?
  1. Protector, provider, guide
  2. Authority, teacher, protector
  3. Protector, provider, disciplinarian
  4. Guide, protector, teacher
3.  As compared to mothers, what do fathers use more when they play with their young children?
  1. Their bodies
  2. Their minds
  3. Electronics
  4. Toys
4.  Which of the 12 dimensions talks about fathers supporting their children in exercise and sports?
  1. First Role Model of Masculinity
  2. Physiological Development
  3. Ethical and Moral Development
  4. Intellectual Development
5.  What can encouraging fathers to be nurturing and healthy as they develop a secure attachment with their infant lead to?
  1. Higher grades in primary school
  2. Lower IQ scores
  3. Lower scores on tests of empathy in primary school
  4. Higher scores on tests of empathy in primary school
6.  A father's typical style of interaction is physical play. What does this foster the toddler's brain to enhance?
  1. Physical growth
  2. Academic achievement
  3. Hair growth
  4. Neuron growth
7.  Which of the 12 dimensions talks about how a father's involvement in their child's school is linked to positive school outcomes for the child?
  1. Academic Performance
  2. Emotional Development
  3. Impulse Control
  4. Religious/Spiritual Formation
8.  Which of the 12 dimensions talks about how fathers teach and model how to develop and maintain relationship skills?
  1. Cultural Identity
  2. Role Expectations
  3. Career Choices
  4. Guide to the Outside World
9.  What will encouraging fathers to be involved, nurturing, and playful with their infants will help their child have?
  1. A lower IQ
  2. Poor attention
  3. A higher IQ
  4. Lower language skills
10.  What can fathers who rough-house with their children teach them how to do?
  1. Fight others
  2. Get stronger
  3. Talk problems out
  4. Deal with aggressive impulses in a safe manner

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