HELPING FATHERS BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN
Caring Dads
The Caring Dads Program has a goal of helping fathers improve their relationships with their children and ending negative behaviors to create a safer, more caring community.
Fathers are an incredibly important part of a child’s life and can have a positive influence on their growth and development. Those who are involved and have a positive relationship with their children can enhance their children’s academic, personal, and social development and success. Unfortunately, fathers can also have a negative impact on their child’s life when they do not understand the feelings and needs of their child, harshly discipline them, argue frequently with the child’s mother, or use abusive and controlling behavior.
The program is a 17-week support group that will offer men opportunities to connect with other fathers and learn about themselves and their parenting through group discussions, exercises, and homework. The program will allow fathers to develop skills to cope with frustrating situations in healthy ways, understand how different fathering strategies and choices can effect children, increase their awareness of negative behaviors, and learn strategies to strengthen relationships with their children.
Anyone who is interested in joining this group can contact Alexis, Caring Dads Program Coordinator, at 319.550.0248.
Want to help?
Caring Dads has impacted over 100 fathers and family members since beginning in 2021. Of the fathers completing the course, 70% of co-parents reported feeling safer in their interactions, and 100% of fathers reported gaining parenting and communication skills.
To help with this program, you can:
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Provide a Caring Dads Meal: Prepare a meal for this impactful program or turn it into a team fundraising goal to raise enough funds for a sponsored meal.
- Pledge to Be an Exceptional Gentleman: As an Exceptional Gentleman, you're supporting programs like Caring Dads which means investing in a community where men lift each other up and fatherhood becomes a force for safety, stability, and hope.
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Consider a Donation: Your contribution will support a proven program helping fathers replace harmful behaviors with respect, empathy, and responsibility.