by Dad Central | Aug 23, 2016 | Father Involvement, News & Events, The Directive |
Welcome to The Directive. This is a regular assortment of father related news stories, information, and fun stuff. Interested in the State of the World’s Fathers? Check out this report from Promundo. This is a landmark study that draws on information from across...
by Dad Central | Jul 29, 2016 | Father Involvement, Resources |
Dad Central Ontario (DCO) has been actively involved in new projects, partnerships, and networks throughout the past year. Here are the highlights of what we have done and where we have been.
by Dad Central | Jul 28, 2016 | Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships, News & Events |
Fatherhood is made up of a lot of things – middle-of-the-night wake up calls, trips to the drug store, hugs, tears, unsuccessful (and successful!) potty-training moments, tender moments, laughter, reading a bedtime story . . . again, adventure – and so...
by Dad Central | Jun 30, 2016 | Father Involvement, Research |
by John Hoffman People have been writing about the “new” father for more than thirty years. But, apart from our perceptions and personal experiences, what can we really say we know about much fathers in general have really changed in past generation or two? Oh, I have...
by Dad Central | Jun 15, 2016 | Dads, Father Involvement, Involved Fathers |
by John Hoffman I was intrigued, and a little amused, to see this headline the other day: “Fatherhood has changed my judging style: Simon Cowell.” Ha! So the famously critical celebrity judge, who has trashed all sorts of performers on shows like American Idol and...
by Dad Central | Jun 2, 2016 | Dads, Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships |
by John Hoffman Confessions of an un-hockey dad. The Stanley Cup final is on. And, while all kinds of Canadian fathers and kids will be sitting down to enjoy the series together, my boys and I won’t be among them. In some ways that’s surprising. I grew up watching the...