Workshops, training and resources to help you engage dads
● Know The Research on Dads ● Apply Best Practices ● Transform Families
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Do you
Struggle to find ways to engage or have dads involved in your programs?
Is it difficult to know how to communicate with dads?
Wish you had research/data on the impact involved dads make to the lives of children?
Know dads make a difference but aren’t sure how to reach them?
Want to offer a program for dads but don’t know where to start?
Need resources that are made specifically for dads?
Have limited resources, time, and ability to serve dads?
Need a place to refer dads to for support?
trusted name
Dad Central is the most trusted name in fatherhood in Canada. For over 20 years, we’ve helped organizations better equip and engage dads, trained dads, written for dads, and are dads ourselves. Our goal is to serve your needs and helped improve the lives of children.
importance of fathers
We have the most recent research and insights that validate the importance of fathers and have developed the most successful fatherhood programs and materials – validated by research and feedback.
You help families thrive, and involved dads are a major contributor to achieving that outcome. At Dad Central, we know your challenges and have been a trusted partner and resource provider across the country. If you want to engage dads and support healthy child development, our training helps.
Three important steps to include and welcome dads
Understand dads
Follow the research and understand a dad’s perspective on parenting
Clarify Your Goals
Work through your current organizational practices, biases, and program delivery model
Integrate Best Practices
Build your capacity and implement best practices for engaging and serving dads
Three important steps to include and welcome dads
Understand dads
Follow the research and understand a dad’s perspective on parenting
Clarify Your Goals
Work through your current organizational practices, biases, and program delivery model
Integrate Best Practices
Build your capacity and implement best practices for engaging and serving dads
Dad Central has four ways to Help You Succeed
DADS MATTER
The effects of father absence are alarming and associated with many of the challenges facing society today. Your ability to create an environment that welcomes and engages dads in the parenting journey are critical to helping build healthy children. Just look at what happens when dads are involved:
- Involved dads improve their children’s overall cognitive, emotional and social well-being
- Involved dads reduce mom’s parenting stress
- Children with involved dads are less likely to be mistreated
- Boys have fewer behavioural problems and girls have fewer psychological problems when they have involved dads
- Children who live with their dads do better in school
dad friendly environment
Developing an inclusive and dad friendly environment is a valuable investment of your time – both for positive outcomes in your organization/community and the well being of the children you serve. Involved, responsible, and devoted dads have an immediate and powerful influence on children’s mental, emotional, and social development. In short – every child’s ability to succeed in life.
Can you imagine what it will feel like when you create these results:
• Dads feel welcome in your centre and a valuable part of their child’s life
• Your organization/centre staff feel better prepared to serve the needs of dads and families
• Leaders understand the importance of, and provide resources to support involving dads
• Children begin to develop healthier behaviours and attitudes
• Families look to you as a vital resource and valuable support for their parenting journey
• Other organizations take notice and want to learn from your example / borrow your approach
• You help more children become the best they can be, develop good habits, and overcome challenges