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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 09 > Stepdads sometimes make best fathers, study finds

Stepdads sometimes make best fathers, study finds

By Queenie Wong / The Bulletin
August 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — Stepfathers make slightly better parents than married biological fathers, researchers found in a new study of at-risk urban families.

Mothers reported that stepfathers were more engaged, more cooperative and shared more responsibility than their biological counterparts....

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