Webinar
This Webinar discussed issues including: using social media and online outlets to share your message and reach fathers, and using movies and other media to supplement your program. (Author abstract)
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Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on March 25, 2009, this one hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on how severe economic stress affects couple relationships and children, strategies Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood educators can use to help couples cope with economic stress, and how Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood program providers can coordinate with the Workforce Investment Act to offer their economically distressed clients job and other financial services support. The first presentation is provided by Dr. William Bailey an Associate Professor…
For a variety of reasons, many dads do not see their children on a regular basis. As a result, they often have to redefine their roles and responsibilities as a father. Incarcerated dads have extraordinary challenges to keeping track of their children's development and activities. Nevertheless, incarcerated dads across the country are improving the quality of their relationships with their children just by starting with a little inspiration, mixing in some imagination, and adding a lot of love. This Spotlight highlights several creative ways that incarcerated dads have used to stay connected…
This information sheet discusses how biological fathers can rebuild their relationship with their children. Fathers are urged to reach out to a mentor to help them become a loving father and engage in the following strategies: be involved with children as much as possible, show acceptance of children for who they are rather than only for what they do, demonstrate affection through loving words or appropriate touch, and be consistent in personal characteristics and fathering habits. Discussion questions are listed, as well as suggested actions, movies, and books.
Por diversas razones, muchos padres no ven a sus hijos con regularidad. Como resultado, a menudo tienen que redefinir sus funciones y responsabilidades como padre. Los padres encarcelados tienen dificultades extraordinarias para seguir el desarrollo y las actividades de sus hijos. Sin embargo, los padres encarcelados de todo el país están mejorando la calidad de sus relaciones con sus hijos simplemente empezando con un poco de inspiración, mezclando algo de imaginación y añadiendo mucho amor. Este Spotlight destaca varias formas creativas que los padres encarcelados han utilizado para…
Esta hoja informativa trata de cómo los padres biológicos pueden reconstruir su relación con sus hijos. Se insta a los padres a acudir a un mentor para que les ayude a convertirse en un padre cariñoso y a poner en práctica las siguientes estrategias: involucrarse con los niños tanto como sea posible, mostrar aceptación de los niños por lo que son y no sólo por lo que hacen, demostrar afecto a través de palabras cariñosas o toques apropiados, y ser coherente con las características personales y los hábitos de paternidad. Se incluyen preguntas para el debate, así como sugerencias de acciones…
Those working with fathers in groups frequently face the challenge of sparking meaningful discussions during which men can open up about their experiences, emotions, and concerns. Some group facilitators have found movies to be an effective strategy for launching conversation that tackles important, and often personal, issues for dads. This tip sheet provides an example of how to use a film to engage fathers and to broach a variety of subjects. (Author abstract)
This information sheet offers advice to fathers on strengthening their emotional bond with their children in order to prepare them for the physical separation of military deployment. It also contains a list of online tools to help children cope and families stay connected during deployment.
