Fatherhood Matters is what Dad Central uses to stay in touch with you. This is where we post interesting news, ideas, resources, and some fun stuff about fatherhood. It is a mix of info for dads and info for those working to support fatherhood. Enjoy!
- Dad Joke of the Month
- Indigenous and Newcomer Father resources
- Fathers role in children’s health
- and more!
Dad Joke of the Month
Sometimes I tuck my knees into my chest and lean forward.
~~ That’s just how I roll.
Fathers are vitally important to their kids’ health and to public health research
Jess Haines (University of Guelph) talks about how helping our children to develop healthy eating, exercise and screen-time behaviours is an important public health goal globally. Read the article here.
Viewing Fathers as Attachment Figures
This is a growing body of research that is showing the context for attachment for fathers and their children tends to be through activation and play. One helpful article is here.
Working with Indigenous Fathers – new toolkit available
Dr. Jessica Ball has created an excellent toolkit for supporting Indigenous Fatherhood. Lots of great ideas, tips, and worksheets to help you reach these men. Download it at mydad.ca.
Fatherhood in a New Land
- Some new resources are available for fathers immigrating or arriving in Canada as refugees. We partnered with Families Canada in creating a video: english french.
- We developed a new brochure for newcomer fathers. Download it here.
- A workshop for fathers in a new land is available here.
- We have partnered with the Ontario CAPC/CPNP Network to create a webinar.
Dads Directory
We are always looking for programs, activities, and services available for dads to add to our directory. These don’t need to be for “dads only”, but can be anything a parenting guy may be interested in.
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