Articles for Great Fathers
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This is where the news is … the latest thinking … and what's coming up regarding fathering.
Making Aotearoa the Land of Great Fathers An article by Dave Owens based on his presentation to the Home Birth Aotearoa National Conference at Okurukuru, Taranaki, 2011 That mothers and fathers are important to a child goes without saying. As author and early childhood educator Pennie Brownlee explained - a baby cannot exist without a relationship. We tend to have a cultural assumption that this means the mother/child. So, does the father/child relationship matter? Just how important is the child's relationship with her father? "Making Aotearoa the Land of Great Fathers" provides a survey of the evidence of the value dads provide to the lives of their children … and why it is important that this relationship starts early.
When They Say “Parents” They Really Mean “Mums”. How is it that parenting support services don't have many – if any – men clients? or male workers? There is something awry when a whole industry claims to support parents and yet when you look at it – only interact with half of their potential clients. Do our front-line parenting support services deal with ‘the other half’?. Read more …
Why Courses for Dads Don't Work There have been substantial efforts by progressive parenting support organisations developing and running courses for dads. Are these courses working? Are they ever going to work? Or do they have a fatal flaw? Read more … |
