Chapter 19: Faithful Fathering
By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are
responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. . . . In these sacred responsibilities,
fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.
—The Family: A Proclamation to the World
Church Websites
Faithful Fathering from the BYU School of Family Life Outreach Programs
Fatherhood Articles from the Church's Provident Living website
Men's Divine Roles and Responsibilities from the CES Institute Eternal Marriage student manual (PDF)
Parenthood: Creating a Gospel Centered Home from the CES Institute Eternal Marriage student manual (PDF)
Parenting Articles from the BYU School of Family Life Forever Families website
"Parenting: Roles and Responsibilities of Fathers and Mothers" from the Church website on Parenting
Church Articles
"Balancing Family and Work" from the BYU School of Family Life Forever Families website
"Fatherhood, an Eternal Calling" by Elder L. Tom Perry from the May 2004 Ensign
"Fathers: Forming and Fostering Families" by Jerry S. Harris, Ph. D., from the BYU Families Under Fire conference archives (PDF file/PowerPoint)
Fathers in the Home from the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith
"Harmonizing Work and Family Life: One Man's Perspective" by E. Jeffrey Hill, Ph.D., from the BYU School of Family Life Marriage and Families magazine
"He's Having a Baby: The Paternal Childbirth Experience" by Lynn Clark Callister, RN, Ph.D., et al., from the BYU School of Family Life Jan. 2003 Marriage and Families magazine
"The Importance of Fathers and Mothers" by Douglas E. Brinley, Ph.D., from the BYU Families Under Fire conference archives (PDF file)
"The Sacred Responsibility of Fathers" from the BYU School of Family Life Forever Families website
"To the Fathers in Israel" by President Ezra Taft Benson in the Nov. 1987 Ensign
Other Websites/Articles (Note: Not sponsored by BYU or the Church)
CYFERnet - Fatherhood various research based articles from different Universities
Dads from the Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide
Fatherwork stories, ideas, and activities for generative fathering
National Fatherhood Initiative
Parents Self-Assessment (Login) from Arkansas Families
Other Books
Hawkins, A. J., & Dollahite, D. C. (Eds.) (1997). Generative fathering: Beyond deficit perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
MacArthur, J. D. (2004). Everyday parents raising great kids. Salt Lake City, UT: Shadow Mountain.