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| What could a Fatherhood Alliance do to help your program strengthen fathering in the Hudson Valley? Next in the Staff Development Series: Perceptions of Fathers in the Media How does the portrayal of dads in the media impact kids?  March 31, 2010, Ken Braswell will help us explore the images, ideas, messages and portrayals of fathers in the media. And maybe we need to start by looking at our own agency media -- our brochures, websites, and even our logos. Considering the number of children growing up with fathers absent from their homes, NYS OTDA funded a study to assess the impact media fathers have in constructing children's perceptions of fatherhood. The study showed that sitcom fathers demonstrate greater guidance, general support and acceptance than do real fathers, indicating the need to provide a forum to explore the complex view of real family life and move away from the often unrealistic portrayal found in the media. NYS OTDA has released a DVD and training curriculum, Perceptions of Fathers in the Media, In Search of the Ideal Father, to assist service providers in facilitating conversations around a more reality based image of fathers in American society. Ken Braswell will share some of the material from that study and the training curriculum with us this month. Join us -- This free session is open to human services professionals, the media, fathers, and the general public over age 15, compliments of the Hudson Valley Fatherhood Alliance and the City of Newburgh Youth Bureau -- Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:00 pm Perceptions of Fathers in the Media Presented by Kenneth Braswell, Director NYS Fatherhood Initiative City of Newburgh Recreation Department Activity Center 401 Washington Street Newburgh, NY RSVP required: HVFatherhood@gmail.com or 845-883-6060 ******************* Reminder: anyone can read, but you must join the site to contribute. You can subscribe to the blog feed in your reader.March - "Father-Friendly" month At least that's what we're calling it around here. Has your agency implemented any new procedures, offered staff an in-service training about working with fathers, or audited your services for their "father-friendliness"? We'll be exploring audit tools and resources in January and hope you'll share your information and thoughts. Here's where we're collecting the information. Add your info in the discussion box at the bottom of the page, or become a member. Share a fatherhood story; read stories from others: We've added a new page for stories. Washington Post Article on Fatherhood Shari posted a link to an interesting profile of a teen father from the Washington Post Magazine. Are these the challenges your clients are facing? What did you think of the article? Read the article and join the discussion. Summary of the Forum evaluations - Read it here. Work group reports: You'll find a separate page for each of the afternoon work groups in the navigation on the left. When you read through the reports, do you have something to add? A resource? A gap in services? A story? A brilliant idea or nagging question? Add it to the text or to the discussion thread at the bottom of every page. It all started at our Forum: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - The site is open to all to read, but you must join to edit or post.  | |
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| ShariParentHelp | Washington Post article : A Teen Father Tries to Embrace His New Role | 1 | Jul 27 2009, 2:48 PM EDT by Ann-MarieYeates | ||
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| DonnaJLinder | Know anyone with workforce development experience??? | 0 | Jun 29 2009, 11:39 AM EDT by DonnaJLinder | ||
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HVFA wants to put together a fatherhood - workforce development task force and we need members. Please let us know if you have any professional folks or contacts you think would be able to contribute to our conversation
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| Wahtera | Helping fathers get close to kids | 0 | Aug 11 2009, 8:15 AM EDT by Wahtera | ||
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Ken Braswell is doing a book signing Thursday in Colonie, a bit far to go, perhaps. But this is a nice article about his book.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=829797&category=CARINGCOL
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| Wahtera | Research article: Dad's early connection with child 'writes script' fo | 0 | Jul 22 2009, 5:05 PM EDT by Wahtera | ||
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The study appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of Educational Psychology.
URBANA – When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of parent involvement on student achievement. "If we want fathers to be involved in school, we need to focus on men building close, loving relationships with their children in the preschool years. When fathers do this, ... Here's the link: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/uoia-dec062209.php
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Site Guide PDF- a one page map of where to find things
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