Thurston, Claire

Claire Thurston has been researching father's role in child development for 25 years and she presents workshops at hospitals, schools and conferences. She is a regular columnist for the "Dads and Families" column for the online magazine The Good Men Project, which receives over six million views per month. Recent articles include: "What is the Dad Difference?" and Historical Parenting: The Fathers of Nelson Mandela. Denver area probation departments piloted her protocol, the Paternal Empathy Program to prevent child abuse. In 2004 she was awarded the Presidential Management Fellowship and help...