Adolescents followed over time
A three-wave study linked changes in daughters’ attachment to their fathers with changes in self-esteem.
Keizer and colleagues, 2019 · independent observational research.Read the research ›RESEARCH & IMPACT
A clear purpose.
Evidence kept in perspective.
Care and connection matter in everyday life. Explore the research behind our focus on care, confidence and connection.
Another BOND familyCARE, CONFIDENCE, CONNECTION
Care she feels.
Confidence she carries.
Her hair is part of how she expresses herself. Practical care, her own choices and time with Dad belong together.
Adolescent girls in hair research
A study examined hair satisfaction, discrimination and emotional well-being, highlighting hair’s place in body-image research.
The importance of hair satisfaction in appearance evaluation among Black adolescent girls · 2024 · cross-sectional study.Read the research ›A skill that grows with her.
Care can begin with Dad learning a technique and grow into her learning her own routine. Age-appropriate education makes room for both.
Explore hair education ›Independent studies provide context for BOND’s purpose. Study populations and methods differ; these figures describe research participants, not BOND customers or measured BOND outcomes.
Research & ImpactRegular, direct engagement.
A 2008 systematic review of 24 longitudinal publications reported associations between father engagement and children’s social, behavioral and psychological outcomes.
The studies cover different populations and definitions of involvement. The review offers useful background on direct involvement across everyday settings.
Read Sarkadi and colleagues, Acta Paediatrica (2008) ›Measure what we actually deliver.
A short, optional survey when a family starts and again later: Dad’s confidence, time together, and whether she feels heard and has a say, in her own words. We report totals only, keep unchanged and worse results, and publish no number until its method is written down. We have no results to share yet.
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