I think there\u2019s a lot of reasons why it would be difficult to engage with fathers. And some of those things are going to be within the dads themselves. So some guys might be resistant to help. They might not see that there\u2019s actually a benefit to reading a resource or going to a program or talking to a particular person. So they don\u2019t see the benefit of that maybe. Peer pressure plays in to that sometimes too. \u201cWhat do my friends do with this issue? Has anybody else I\u2019ve seen gone and talked about being an involved dad with anybody or gone to parenting groups or play groups?\u201d Things like that or whatever the support might be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I think that\u2019s also influenced by his own dad too. What\u2019s it been like for him to grow up? How has he learned about interacting with kids? How was he treated as a child? Because a lot of times that\u2019s going to be what carries over. Dads are also influenced in terms of being engaged by mom. Does mom, how does mom influence how a dad can spend time with his kids? So there\u2019s a lot of things there. So there\u2019s things within dad but I think there\u2019s also things within programs. So are program\u2019s speaking a father\u2019s language? Is it a father-friendly place? Like when a guy walks in does he feel like, \u201coh yeah, I sort of see myself here. It\u2019s designed in a way that I can feel comfortable connecting with my kids and with other people\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes I\u2019ve seen people who work with families a little too exuberant when a dad walks in. It\u2019s like, \u201cwhoa, we\u2019ve got a guy! Look at this!\u201d And they\u2019re all excited and I think that just turns a guy off like it\u2019s a little too much attention there. So how dads are welcomed and kind of integrated in to the conversations that are going on, those are really significant things for engaging dads. Some people think about even the colours of the walls. Is your family centre \u2013 are there pink walls? Kind of thing. Like how is it decorated? Are the posters things that actually reflect fatherhood in anyway? What about the magazines and the resources that maybe he could access when he\u2019s in the waiting room or just sitting there maybe watching his child play and there\u2019s some resources there. So is there something that he feels comfortable reading and looking over? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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