The Nurturing Fathers Program is a special 13-week program which focuses on teaching fathers how to improve their interactions with their children. It works to give participants the tools to respond to the needs of their families and instill discipline in a safe, respectful way. It teaches fathers about sharing responsibilities with their partner or other parent and how to identify and meet the needs of both boys and girls.
The program also responds to each individual’s unique circumstances, such as the roles of fathers in each participant’s culture. The program teaches fathers to act instead of react. Some fathers take a reactionary approach to discipline, only enforcing it in response to their child misbehaving. This can raise the chances of violence and criticism, which hurts children both physically and emotionally.
The Nurturing Fathers Program teaches fathers to take a more active role in discipline by clarifying the rules and goals of an activity when it starts, encouraging behaviors that follow those rules, and discouraging behaviors that break them. Parent Educator Damon Nailer has facilitated the program for two years, overseeing 24 graduates in that time.
The program also responds to each individual’s unique circumstances, such as the roles of fathers in each participant’s culture. The program teaches fathers to act instead of react. Some fathers take a reactionary approach to discipline, only enforcing it in response to their child misbehaving. This can raise the chances of violence and criticism, which hurts children both physically and emotionally.
The Nurturing Fathers Program teaches fathers to take a more active role in discipline by clarifying the rules and goals of an activity when it starts, encouraging behaviors that follow those rules, and discouraging behaviors that break them. Parent Educator Damon Nailer has facilitated the program for two years, overseeing 24 graduates in that time.
"We're teaching them about positive discipline, managing their emotions, meeting their needs and the needs of their children - nurturing father practices.”
