by Dad Central | Dec 5, 2014 | Father Involvement, Professional Development |
The My Dad Matters toolkit is gaining momentum as training and community development take place across Ontario. On Nov 5/14, we were in Timmins, ON where 35 people from across Timmins and the Timiskaming District gathered to talk about engaging fathers and men in...
by Dad Central | Nov 24, 2014 | Dads, Father Involvement, Infants, New Dads |
by John Hoffman I’ve often said that fathers have to play catch-up in early parenthood. Mothers get a biological and social head start at parenting and that’s just the way it is. Breastfeeding is one of the things that gives moms that head start. And breastfeeding is...
by Dad Central | Nov 24, 2014 | Father Involvement, Professional Development |
On November 13, the Ibaragi Municipal Government Study Group came to Toronto to look at a number of innovative things happening within the municipality. The group consisted of social workers, civil engineers, water quality experts, women and children’s health,...
by Dad Central | Nov 10, 2014 | Dads, Father Involvement, Moms, Research |
by John Hoffman When people talk about fathers these days they often use the words “involvement” and “children.” “Father involvement is good for children.” “Today’s fathers are more involved in the lives of their children.” It’s great that people who work with...
by Brian Russell | Oct 29, 2014 | Father Involvement, Professional Development, Training
It was a momentous occasion – Oct 17, 2014 – the first community training offered based on the new My Dad Matters father engagement toolkit. Regent Park has been on our radar for a while now as a place where we have wanted to bring fathering support to...
by tuval | Sep 11, 2014 | Dads, Father Involvement, Infants |
Engaged fathers sometimes struggle to see themselves reflected in popular culture. At the same time, fathers who are struggling to engage with their kids don’t often see positive role-modeling or inspiration around them. With that in mind we wanted to share this...
