by Dad Central | Aug 3, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, New Dads, Research |
ARE YOU PREGNANT OR JUST HAD A BABY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO? The Unviersity of Toronto has an exciting study for you to participate in! University of Toronto researchers are currently recruiting over 5000 new mothers AND fathers across Canada to participate in an...
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 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...
by Dad Central | May 18, 2016 | Dads, Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, New Dads |
by John Hoffman The federal government recently floated the idea of changing Canada’s parental leave policies to include “Daddy Days.” That’s a chunk of paid parental leave that can be taken only by fathers. I’ll gladly add my voice to those who want to see the feds...
by Dad Central | Apr 1, 2016 | Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Uncategorized |
by John Hoffman “Children don’t come with a set of instructions.” It’s the oldest parenting cliché in the world. And, like most clichés it’s partly true. But even if kids did come with a set of instructions, being a parent is an ongoing learning journey. What are the...
by Dad Central | Feb 2, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Moms |
by John Hoffman In my last post I started looking at conflict between parenting partners. This time I want to talk about what some experts call corrosive conflict. That’s the ongoing, unresolved conflict that poses the real danger to relationships. Corrosive conflict...
