Email Lists

AKidsRight.org
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/email.htm

Virtual and Actual Organisations

AKidsRight
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/

"Best Interests of the Child" principle
http://econ.massey.ac.nz/cppe/papers/cppeip04/cppeip4j.pdf

Betting on Our Children's Future
http://www.betting-ring.com/dad.html

Bill's Arena
http://www.billsarena.com/

Center for Children's Justice, Inc.
http://www.childrensjustice.org/
5082 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 233, Denver, Colorado 80222,
USA.
Ph.: (303)282-1634
Email: director@childrensjustice.org

Child and Family Protection Committee
http://www.CoalitionToPreserveFamilies.org
(1) 555 North Mathilda Avenue, Suite 18 B
Sunnyvale CA 94085,
USA
(2)P.O. Box 3045
Rancho Cordova CA 95741-3045,
USA
(3) Florence L. Neff
c/o Cavalier & Associates
1121 L Street, Suite 810
Sacramento, California 95814,
USA.
neff@cavalier-assoc.com
916.444.8080 (voice)
916.444.6544 (fax)
(4)Charles Cavalier
Cavalier & Associates
1121 L Street, Suite 810
Sacramento, California 95814,
USA.
clcavalier@cavalier-assoc.com
916.444.8080 (voice)
916.444.6544 (fax)
(5) 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 801
Sacramento CA 95814
USA

Children Hostages In Lifes Derangement (C.H.I.L.D)
EVANSVILLE
Indiana
http://www.kiddosfirst.org/

Children's Rights Council (National)
Hyattsville
Maryland
http://www.gocrc.com/

Children's Rights Council of Alabama,
514 Heritage Court South, Auburn, AL,
USA.
Ph.: 334-844-2666 (W) and 334-826-1832 (H)
Emails: rweiss@mindspring.com
weissrl@vetmed.auburn.edu

Children's Rights Council of Connecticut
Ph.: 203-288-7827, fax 203-281-1425

Childs
http://www.yourworld.co.za/childs/

Child's Best Interest
http://childsbestinterest.org/
Collierville, Tennessee

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org/

Comite des Parents Non-Gardiens
http://lapresrupture.qc.ca/comiteParentsNonGardiens.html

Families Need Fathers
134 Curtain Rd., London EC2A 3AR,
England.
Ph.: 071.613.5060
Email: pdaniels@cix.compulink.co.uk

Family Commission Welcomed
http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,123295-1-8,00.html

Family Integrity
http://www.familyintegrity.org.nz/

Funding For Families Commission
http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,186635-1-8,00.html

Importance of Fathers-Even If They Live Apart from Children

Maxim Institute
http://www.maxim.org.nz/

R-Kids of Minnesota
Remembering Kids In Divorce Settlement
http://www.r-kids.org
P.O. Box 24658, Edina
Minnesota
Ph.: 55424-0658
651-770-6164

Researchers Examine Family Ties
http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,170128-1-7,00.html

Society for the Best Interests of the Child
PO Box 12, Erindale Centre, ACT 2903,
Australia.
Ph.: 015 129411
Email: justice@dynamite.com.au

Speaking Out For Children, Children's Rights Council,
220 I Street, Suite 230, Washington DC 20002,
USA.
Ph.: (202) 547-6227

Books and Articles on Child Welfare and Society's Welfare

ABC News.com (2001):
"Study Links Day Care, Child Aggression"
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/daycare010419.html

Amato, P. R. & Sobolewski, J. M. (2001).
The effects of divorce and marital discord on adults children's psychological well-being. American Sociological Review 66(6), 900-921

Amneus, Daniel (1990):
" The Garbage Generation:
the Consequences of the Destruction of the Two-Parent Family
and the Need to Stabilize it by Strengthening its Weakest Link, the Father's Role." Alhambra, CA: Primrose Press.

Bartsch, Phil (2003):
"Children of break-ups 'safer with their dads'". The Courier Mail (Brisbane) 5 September 2003
http://www.mk-mens-aid.0catch.com/Children%20of%20break-ups%20safer%20with%20their%20dads%20Thursday%20February%2019%202004.htm

Beautrais, Dr. Annette (2003):
"Suicide in New Zealand" The New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol. 116, No. 1175.

Bedbible Research (2023):
Absentee Father Statistics
https://bedbible.com/absentee-father-statistics/

Belkin, Lisa (2000):
"Making of an 8-year-old Woman. How do we understand early puberty? Through the prism of our times."
New York Times Magazine, April 29, 2000.
http://fact.on.ca/news/news0012/nt001224.htm

Bell, Leanne (2003):
"Divorce 'as bad for kids as high-fat diet.'" New Zealand, Dominion Post newspaper, 5 December 2003.

Biddulph, Steve (2006):
"Raising Babies: Should Under-3s Go to Nursery?",
http://www.guardian.co.uk/bookshop
http://www.guardian.co.uk/family/story/0,,1711199,00.html
Reviewed in The Guardian Saturday February 18, 2006.

Biller, Henry B. and Robert J. Trotter (1994): The Father Factor: What You Need to Know to Make a Difference."
New York:Pocket Books.

Blankenhorn, David (1995):"Fatherless America -- Confronting our Most Urgent Social Problem".(Basic Books, Harper Collins)

Boniface, Linley (2003):
"Step by Step" Wellington, New Zealand: The Dominion Post, Saturday, September 27, 2003.

Brown, Denise (Chief Analyst of Social Policy Division of Statistics New Zealand) (1999):
"New Zealand's Children"
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/Children/nzs-children.aspx

Bussey, M. (1996).
Impact of kids first seminar for divorcing parents: A three-year follow-up. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 26, 129-149.

Christensen, Bryce J. (1989):
From Home Life to Prison Life: the Roots of American Crime. in:"The Family in America",
a publication of the Rockford Institute Center on the Family in America, Vol.3 No.4.

Coddington, Deborah (2002):
"Family Matters". New Zealand: North & South magazine, September 2002.

Corderoy, Amy (2011):
"Father role linked to teen boys' behaviour"
Sydney Morning Herald, October 22, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/national/father-role-linked-to-teen-boys-behaviour-20111021-1mce8.html

Crockenberg, S.& Forgays, D. (1996).
The role of emotion in children's understanding and emotional reactions to marital conflict. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 42, 22-47.

Daily Mail (2012):
It's official: Most of Britain's 72,000 dysfunctional families have no father at home
10 March 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113026/Its-official-majority-Britains-dysfunctional-families-dad-home.html

Dallaire, Yvon (2008):
La réelle fonction du père
http://www.optionsante.com/yd_reactions_fonctpere.php

Daly, Martin, and Wilson, Margo (1987):
"Children as Homicide Victims", in: Gelles, Richard J. and Jane B. Lancaster (eds.), Child Abuse and Neglect: Biosocial Dimensions, 1987, New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Daly Martin, Wilson, Margo (1988):
"Homicide". Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Daniels, Cynthia (1998):
Lost Fathers: The Politics of Fatherlessness in America. St Martin's.

Doheny, Kathleen (2013):
Divorce in Early Childhood May Harm Adult Ties
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20130716/divorce-in-early-childhood-may-harm-adult-ties-with-parents-study?ecd=wnl_men_072213&ctr=wnl-men-072213_promo_3&mb=

Doherty, Elissa (2011):
Father's presence cuts delinquency rates
Herald Sun November 26, 2011
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/boys-need-their-dads-study-shows/story-fn7x8me2-1226206475028

Drake, Michael L.:
"By Fear and Fallacy: The repression of reason and public good by the anti-smacking lobby in New Zealand"
http://careycollege.com/documents/By%20Fear%20&%20Fallacy.pdf

Ellis, B., Bates, J., Dodge, K., Fergusson, D. Horwood, L. Pettit, G. and Woodward, L. (2003):
"Does early father absence place daughters at special risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy?"  Child Development 74(3): 801-821.

Evans, Harold (1997):
"Concerning Values and Virtues -- a Pamphlet Exhibiting a Governor-General's Appeal". Christchurch,New Zealand.

Fagan, Patrick F. and Kirk A. Johnson
"Marriage: The Safest Place for Women and Children"
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/BG1535.cfm

Fergusson, D. (1998):
"The Christchurch Health and Development Study: An overview and some key findings."  Social Policy Journal of New Zealand 10:154-176.

Frankenpost (2002):
Zum Kindeswohl gehört Pflege der Beziehung zu beiden Elternteilen
http://www.frankenpost.de/nachrichten/regional/resyart.phtm?id=235549

Franklin, Robert (2012):
Study: Fathers Teach Children Persistence
http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/2012/07/06/study-fathers-teach-children-persistence/

Franklin, Robert (2012):
Study: Early Father Involvement Vital to Children’s Welfare
http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/2012/07/22/study-early-father-involvement-vital-to-childrens-welfare/

Frean, Alexandra
"Children: Real victims of every divorce" The Times (Britain).
http://www.mk-mens-aid.0catch.com/Children%20-%20Real%20victims%20of%20every%20divorce%20February%2019%202004.htm

Groth, Miles (2019):
The effects on boys’ well-being of changing family dynamics
New Male Studies Journal Volume 8, Issue 1, 2019
http://www.newmalestudies.com/OJS/index.php/nms/article/view/296

Harland, P., Reijneveld, S. A., Brugman, E., Verloove-Vanhorick, S. P., & Verhulst, F. C.. (2002).
Family factors and life events as risk factors for behavioral and emotional problems in children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 11(4), 176-184.

Hetherington, Mavis & John Kelly (2002):
"For Better Or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered." New York: WW Norton & Co.

Joiner, Lottie L. (2016):
The Impact of Absent Fathers on the Mental Health of Black Boys
https://www.theroot.com/the-impact-of-absent-fathers-on-the-mental-health-of-bl-1790853902?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_campaign=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR21mT8XqjNaFqNr0VVrfVQsnSjQ222ziE_PgAdZHBkjC4fcBk65J3gVIWs

Katz, L. F. & Gottman, J. M. (1997).
Buffering children from marital conflict and dissolution. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 157-171.

Kelly, Joan B. & Emery, Robert E. (2003):
"Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives."
Family Relations 2003, 52, 352-362).

Khan, Urmee (2008):
Children who spend time with their fathers have a higher IQ
The Telegraph, 30 Sep 2008
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3110360/Children-who-spend-time-with-their-fathers-have-a-higher-IQ.html?fbclid=IwAR39a5Az6JSEhWr2RWWC3_JpKENvlZOfBsauiROa_XexE-uBkmB7WGQckVU

Kirkup, James (2008):
"Divorce still damaging to children despite being more acceptable."
Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2008.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2269144/Divorce-still-damaging-to-children-despite-being-more-acceptable.html

Kirn, Walter (2000):
"Should you stay together for the kids ?" Time Magazine, November 6, 2000.

Kismet, Michael (2018):
Psychological Effects of Growing Up Without a Father
https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Psychological-Effects-On-Men-Growing-Up-Without-A-Father

Landro, Laura (2011):
In an eight-decade study, parental divorce in childhood was the strongest predictor of early death in adulthood.
Wall Street Journal, 9 March 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703529004576160601149946420.html

Lee, M. (1997).
Post-divorce interparental conflict, children's contact with both parents, children's emotional processes, and children's behavioral adjustment. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 27, 61-82.

Mack, Dana (1997?):
"The Assault on Parenthood: How Our Culture Undermines the Family" New York: Simon & Schuster

Marsiglio, W., Amato, P., Day, R. D., & Lamb, M. E. (2004):
"Scholarship on fatherhood in the 1990’s and beyond." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62(4), 1173–1191.
doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.01173.x

Matussek, Matthias (1997):
Die Vaterlose Gesellschaft. Spiegel magazine, November 17, 1997.

Matussek, Matthias (1998):
Die vaterlose Gesellschaft -Ueberfaellige Anmerkungen zumGeschlecherkampf http://www.pappa.com/emanzi/mm_i.htm

McCann, Rex (1999):
"Fatherless Sons: the Experiences of New Zealand Men". Auckland: HarperCollins.

McConnan, Isobel and Sarah Uppard:
Children, Not Soldiers: Guidelines for Working with Child Soldiers and Children Associated with Fighting Forces
The Save the Children Fund.
http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2002/sc-children-dec01.htm

Messer, A'ndrea Elyse (2001):
Science Disadvantaged in Single Parent Homes
http://www.aig.asn.au/science_&_single_parents.htm
http://www.psu (dot) edu/ur/2001/singleparentmath.html
Email: aem1@psu (dot) edu

Mitchell, Colter, Sara McLanahan, Lisa Schneper, Irv Garfinkel, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Daniel Notterman (2017):
Father Loss and Child Telomere Length, Pediatrics August 2017, Vol. 140 / Issue 2
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/140/2/e20163245?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

Motluck, Alison (2009):
"Don't blame it all on dad's absence."
New Scientist, 19 September 2009.

Moynihan, Carolyn ( 2017):
Losing a Dad Changes the Biology of Children
http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/losing-dad-changes-biology-children

Narayan, Geeta:
"Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Programming Framework"
Canadian International Development Agency
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/JDAB-5P3CBQ/$FILE/cida-childrenarmedconflict-jul02.pdf?OpenElement

Newstalk ZB (2006):
Smacking may be beneficial. Oct 7, 2006
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/845783

New Zealand Press Association (2008):
Loose morals costs NZ $1b a year
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4732492a19716.html

Nielsen, Linda (2007):
"The Lost Relationship: Fathers and Daughters"
http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/family-relationships/fathers-daughters/3136.aspx

Nielsen, Linda (2011):
"Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent
Research", Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 52:2, 77-93
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10502556.2011.546222#.UvK50fmSzf0

Nowak, Rachel (2003):
Absent fathers linked to teenage pregnancies. New Scientist, 15 May 2003.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993724

O'Neill, Rebecca (2002):
Experiments in Living: The Fatherless Family
http://www.civitas.org.uk/pubs/experiments.php

Pedersen, Traci (2011):
A Father’s Mere Presence Lowers Risky Behavior in Teen Boys
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/11/26/a-fathers-mere-presence-lowers-risky-behavior-in-teen-boys/31915.html

Perkins, Colin (2019):
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
The Canadian Press, Monday, May 20, 2019
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/focus-on-traumatized-boys-critical-to-gender-equality-new-research-shows-1.4429757?fbclid=IwAR0OLdDMaCecrJMSGVOgTVtqP-fMOGbpHnC_0pG4Aj0ZUYWhPqEP9nvNHs8

Pizzey, Erin
From the Personal to the Political
http://www.mk-mens-aid.0catch.com/Children%20are%20At%20greater%20risk%20with%20either%20mother%20only%20or%20mother%20and%20father%20substitute.htm#

Pow, Helen (2011):
"Divorce's Toll Borne by Children"
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/divorces-toll-borne-by-children/story-fn6e0s1g-1226051650069

Pruett, Kyle (2001):
"Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child"
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767907378
Random House, ISBN: 978-0-7679-0737-8 (0-7679-0737-X)

Quirke, Michelle (2003):
"Father Absence Linked to Teen Pregnancy Rate." Wellington, New Zealand: Dominion Post, 15 May 2003.

Rodgers, Bryan and Jan Pryor (1998):
Divorce and Separation: the Outcomes for Children. Joseph Rowntree Foundation7. http://www.jrf.org.uk. ISBN 1 85935043

Sacks, Glenn (2008):
Combating Gangs by Combatting Fatherlessness
http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=2265

Satherley, Jessica (2011):
Absent fathers are fuelling drug addiction, anti-social behaviour and crime among young people, says charity report
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2054608/Absent-fathers-fuelling-drug-addiction-anti-social-behaviour-crime-young-people-says-charity-report.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Short, J. L. (1998).
Evaluation of a substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion program for children of divorce. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 28, 139-155.

Short, J. L. (2002).
The effect of parental divorce during childhood on college students. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 38(1-2), 143-156.

Smith, Murray MP (2004):
The Parental Discipline Bill

TV One(2012):
Mothers 'undervalued' for childcare contribution
Wednesday February 08, 2012
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/mothers-undervalued-childcare-contribution-4713949

Tither, J.M.& B.J. Ellis (2008):
"Impact of fathers on daughters' age at menarche: a genetically and environmentally controlled sibling study," Developmental Psychology 2008; 44: 1409-1420.

Torrie, Bronwyn (2011):
One child in four in single-parent home stuff.co.nz 30/04/2011
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4945358/One-child-in-four-in-single-parent-home

UNICEF
"Cape Town Principles and Best Practice"
http://www.unicef.org/emerg/files/Cape_Town_Principles(1).pdf

Venker, Suzanne (2018):
Missing fathers and America's broken boys - the vast majority of mass shooters come from broken homes
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/missing-fathers-and-americas-broken-boys-the-vast-majority-of-mass-shooters-come-from-broken-homes?fbclid=IwAR1zii2nKx9u1ofU2yOC-kUrEV07N5LOxKC-dDx2b7mxWNNN1K_zo7okuuU
Fox News, February 19, 2018

Venter, Nich (2003):
"Families office gets $28m". Wellington, New Zealand: The Dominion Post, 1 May 2003.

Wallerstein, Judith, Julia Lewis, & Sandra Blakeslee (2000):
"Unexpected Legacy of Divorce". Australia: Harper Collins.

Warshak R. A (2014):
"Social Science and Parenting Plans for Young Children: A Consensus Report. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law," Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 46–67

Wilcox, W. Bradford (2005):
"The Facts of Life & Marriage:
Social Science & the Vindication of Christian Moral Teaching"
http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=18-01-038-f

Will, George F. (2001):
Lethal Reticence Washington Post Thursday, June 7, 2001
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32953-2001Jun6.html

Williams, Daniel (2005):
What Do The Little Ones Want? Mar. 21, 2005 issue of TIME Pacific Magazine.
http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/article/0,13673,503050321-1037977,00.html

Wotton, Andrew (2003):
"A Grossly Biased Counsel for the Child" (edited by Peter Zohrab)

Young, Katherine K and Nathanson, Paul (2012):
"But Are the Kids Really All Right? Egalitarian Rhetoric, Legal Theory and Fathers." New Male Studies Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2012.

Zohrab, Peter (2006):
Irrational Women and Child Discipline